Use this procedure to set a property to retrieve its value from the Service Manager class used to trigger the workflow. You cannot use this method with a workflow that has a Timer trigger.

In the Woodgrove Bank customization scenario, Ken uses this procedure to set the Computer Name and Group Name properties of the Add AD DS Computer to Group activity to retrieve the values of the Automated Activity: Add Computer To AD Group properties Computer Name, Group Name, and Activity ID from the change request.

To configure activity properties to retrieve data from a trigger class

  1. In the authoring pane, click the activity you want. The Details pane becomes active and displays the properties for this activity. For example, click the Add AD DS Computer to Group activity or the Set Activity Status to Completed activity.

  2. In the Details pane, click the property you want to set, and then click the ellipsis (…) button that appears next to the property.

    For example, for the Add AD DS Computer to Group activity, click Group Name, and then click the ellipsis (…) button.

  3. On the left side of the Define input for the activity addADDSComputerToGroup1 dialog box, click Use a class property. Selecting this option produces a list of the properties that are available in the trigger class.

  4. Select the class property that you want to use for this activity property.

    For example, for the Add AD DS Computer to Group activity, do the following:

    1. In the Details pane for the Add AD DS Computer to Group activity, click Group Name, click the ellipsis (…) button, click Use a class property, click GroupName, and then click OK.

    2. In the Details pane, click Computer Name, click the ellipsis (…) button, click Use a class property, click ComputerName, and then click OK.

    For the Set Activity Status to Completed activity, click Activity ID, and then click the ellipsis (…) button that appears next to the property. In the Define input for the activity setActivityStatusToCompleted1 dialog box, click Use a class property, and then in the property list, click ID (Internal). Click OK.

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