Adding Variables to an Existing Layout

Variables get their values in the following ways:

Entered as the current value
Read from a screen
Read from a recordset
Set or calculated in a process step
Entered by the user during execution

You can create new variables or insert existing variables to layouts. Also, you can add existing variables from the following:

Processes
Processes and child processes
Objects

For information on how to add variables from a process or child processes, see Creating Layouts Using Processes and Child Processes. For information on how to add variables using objects, see Creating Layouts Using Objects.

To add variables to an existing layout:

In the Navigation pane, click Data.

The Data window opens.

In the Layouts Summary pane, double-click on a layout.

The Edit Layout dialog opens.

In the Variables field, right-click in the field and select Add or Insert.

The Insert option inserts the variable above the selected row or line.

The Select Variable dialog opens.

In the Navigation pane, select the folder that contains the variable you want to add.

Once the folder is selected, all available variables are shown in the Variables Summary pane.

In the Variables Summary pane, select a variable.
Note: If needed, you can create a new variable in the Select Variable dialog. For information about creating variables, see Creating Variables.

Click OK.

The variable is added to the layout.