5.3. Creating a Data Object (Not Persistable)

  1. In the Project Authoring perspective, click New Item → Data Object on the perspective menu. Enter the name and the location (the name has to be unique across the package, but it is possible to have two data object with the same name in two different packages). Uncheck the Persistable box to prevent the Data Object from being made persistable. Press the Ok button.
  2. Create fields of the data object:
    1. By clicking add field button in the main editor window, you can add a field to the object with the attributes Id, Label and Type. Required attributes are marked with *.
      • Id: field ID unique within the data object
      • Label: label to be used in the Fields panel (optional)
      • Type: data type of the field
    2. Click the Create button (the new field is created and the New field window closes) or the Create and continue button (the new field is created and the New field window remains open, so it is possible to continue adding more fields).
    Attributes can be edited selecting the attribute and editing the fields using the general properties screen to the right.

Important

To use a data object, make sure you import the data model into your resource. This is necessary even if the data model lives in the same Project as your resource (Business Process).