As you create Templates and Rules you will add Parameters that need provide a further element of control or where you want to provide other users with a helping hand to ensure the values added to the parameter are accurate and appropriate.
Global Parameters provide this functionality.
Global Parameters work by exactly matching the name of the Global Parameter to the name of the Parameter or Data Grid column within your Templates.
When a match occurs any configurations applied to the Global Parameter are applied to the Parameter in the Rule itself. This can save you a lot of time as changing the Global Parameter will cascade down through all other parameters with the same name.
Let's break the functionality down:
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The Global Parameter can be created in one of four Data Types. These are
String
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Number
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Date
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Picklist
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Selecting a data type will assign this data type to the Global Parameter and then cascade down through to any matched ParameterParameters. This allows us to provide validation on the values entered in the parameter field or offer wizards for Dates or Picklists to provide accurate and simplified value entry.
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Confidentiality is useful if passwords, keys or other values need to be added but still need to be adjustable. Alongside Confidentially you can choose to not make a parameter visible in the other screens. This may be appropriate where you want the users to set a default but have no expectations that this value will need to change changed in the Rules.
Restrictions on editing
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Add a new Global Parameter by clicking on the blue Orange plus icon at the top right-hand side. Be very careful when adding new Global Parameters especially when they are set to force the defaults. As soon as the Global Parameter is created it will change each matching Parameter in each Target to take the Global Parameter defaults provided.
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