Creating a Quick Action Variable
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Create a variable for use with a quick action from within the Action designer.
To create a variable for use in a quick action:
- From the Configuration Console, select Build > Business Objects to open the Business Objects workspace.
- Open a business object. The application displays the workspace for that business object.
- Select Quick Actions. The application opens the Action designer and lists all of the quick actions associated with that business object.
- Select the Create New Actions tab, and select Composite Action.
- Complete the fields for Name, Description and Category as described in Composite Action Quick Action.
- Select Update Variables and Stored Values from the Add new action dropdown list. Select the Add icon.
- Select Variable from the Variable Type dropdown list.
- Enter a name for your new variable.
- Select the Data Type from the dropdown list.
- When setting the Value, note that:
- For Date/Time, the Value field offers a calendar from which to select your value.
- For other data types, you can set the value to be an expression or a function by selecting the fx.
- If you choose Text as the Data Type and Prompt as the value, text-based prompts are supported but dropdown (pick) lists are not.
- Select Save.