Cannot pass variables to WFM while using iwmodelc

I have developed a common wfm which works fine from UI invocation and now i wanted to run this wfm through a perl script using ./iwmodelc and this WFM is dependent on some variables (like Prefix, QA review etc) which we are creating at instantiation. Inorder to get those variables when i am running from perl script, i am having the first task to just feed in those values to all variables. The problem here is somehow when i say
my $prefix = $workflow->GetVariable("Prefix");
I guess it does not even pick the variable at all. I am attaching a screen shot of the WFM with the configured variables(these variables are set at workflow level i.e.. global variables). Does anyone know what is the best way to pass values into variables (are these global variables like prefix are even creating when we run through iwmodelc? or are we expected to create variables ourself by simply saying $workflow->CreateVariable("prefix"); in my first task and then use it?)

FYI:
Env: TS 7.2.1/Linux
WFM Details: I am trying to fetch Prefix (gl. var) value at getParams task.

Thanks
Archie

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Adam Stoller

If you want the Global Variables to be referenced as job variables you need to do that within the WFM too.

E.g.: Create a Global Variable, then create a Workflow Variable that has its value set to the value of the Global Variable, then in your task, you should be able to use the code you're currently using to access the [Global] Workflow Variable

kalai

You are passing some values to your workflow through the Job Initiation form. Based on the passed values you are able to execute the workflow from UI invocation and you want to have the same functionality when you execute the workflow from perl.

I am not familiar with perl and I think you can pass values(Prefix and QA Review values) as a argument and can be used in external task when the value of Prefix and QA Review is null.

archanavonteddu

I have created the task variable which is pointing to Global Variable (i.e.. CONFIGURABLE(Prefix)) and I am trying to retrieve this task variable and still not successful (my goal is to set some value to these Global Variables using $workflow->SetVariable("Prefix", "****"); in my first task) and then use this variable in different other task to do SCRIPT based decisions to do the next tasks [ie..if ("$IW_CV(Prefix)" != null) {true;}else{false;}].

Thanks
Archie

Adam Stoller

I have created the task variable which is pointing to Global Variable (i.e.. CONFIGURABLE(Prefix)) and I am trying to retrieve this task variable and still not successful (my goal is to set some value to these Global Variables using $workflow->SetVariable("Prefix", "****"); in my first task) and then use this variable in different other task to do SCRIPT based decisions to do the next tasks [ie..if ("$IW_CV(Prefix)" != null) {true;}else{false;}].

Thanks
Archie

If it is a Task variable - then I would not expect to retrieve it from a variable named $workflow. Either you should be using something like $task or you should make it a Workflow variable.

I do not believe that you can utilize [WFM] script variables in a post-instantiation context - I believe they are only evaluated during the instantiation process - so you can either do all your calculations in the instantiation process (no setting / retrieving of the variables in an external task required) or do all the evaluation within the instantiated workflow (using external tasks to evaluate and [presumably] transition according to whatever logic you want.