Workflow Variables in external task

johnjamesmarsh

TeamSite 5.5.2

I am trying to use a workflow variable to pass some parameters between external and CGI tasks. My variables are defined as:

<command v='GetNewWAName.cgi' />
<variables>
<variable key='Area' value='__TAG__('Area');'/>
<variable key='SubmitComment' value='__TAG__('MRs');'/>
<variable key='SubmitInfo' value='__TAG__('Area');'/>
</variables>

Inside the task I check the value using:

$iwhome/bin/iwjobvariable -g Area $job_id

and I get the following error: Undefined variable

The XML output of the workflow looks fine. Does anyone have any suggestions? My __TAG__(‘Area’); returns a valid value and $job_id is set correctly. I have also tried inverted commas around Area.

On a side point I can set a variable in my CGI task (using iwjobvariable –t) and then use the created variable in an external task afterwards. I just can’t set the variable in the workflow and then pass it to a task.

Any help gratefully received.

John

james1

Looks like you are using task variables instead of job variables, so try using iwtaskvariable instead of iwjobvariable.

-- James

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James H Koh
Interwoven Engineering