Add 'Business Status' variable to variables catalog

You can add the Business Status variable of type Localized string to a variable catalog.

Variables are task-independent data placeholders. A function or an event can store a value in a variable, and another function or event can extract and use this value in a later process step.

A predefined variable named Business Status is available in the latest version of the Software AG Process Governance databases. This variable represents the current instance status of an executable process from a business point of view. This variable can be set to a certain localized value when modeling the data flow of an executable process. By default, the variable has an empty value. When the status of an instance changes semantically, for example, when a human task is assigned or completed, then the variable value can be set to a corresponding value reflecting the changed business status of the process instance.

Prerequisite

At least one variable catalog exists as a model of the IE Data model type in your database.

Procedure

  1. Open any process model.

  2. Activate the Variables and constants Variables and constants bar.

  3. Activate the Variables tab.

  4. Select a variable catalog.

  5. Click Update predefined variables.

You have added the Business Status variable to the variable catalog.

To track the status of the variables, you must add the Business status column to My tasks and to ARIS Process Board. You can find more information about how to configure the Business status column in the ARIS online help under Process Governance > Customize user interface. You can also find information about how to use this variable in the ARIS online help under How to use the business status.