Assignments

This topic describes the various types of mappings between Source and Target elements.

The Assignments column, a part of the Message Map, lists the various types of mappings between Source and Target elements for the pre-activity and post-activity assignments. For example, if the third activity in a business process model is selected, the Source column would display the input and output messages of the previous two activities.

When a map( assignment ) is clicked , the view is in edit mode. In the edit mode you see the operation or incase of fixed value when you click on a mapping, you see the actual value that was assigned to the fixed value.

Every map shows which are the elements that have been assigned input data. In certain cases there could be multiple sources and for a single target defined in a given map.

You can rearrange the order of assignments in a map by moving up or down using the toolbar icons. At the same time, you can even delete an assignment
To view an input or output of the activity, select an activity in the Process Platform business process modeling environment, click the Message Map tab at the bottom of the window and select from the following:

• Pre-Assignments: To view the input to the Activity and assign input data in Assignments that should be executed before the activity, at runtime.
• Post-Assignments: To view the output from the Activity and assign input data in Assignments that should be executed after the activity, at runtime.