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# Promote Parameters Dialog Box

This dialog box enables you to promote parameters to the next level.

The contents of the dialog box differs for components and flows.

To Access | In the Test Plan module, display the Components and/or Flows panes to the right of the Test Script tab by clicking the Select Components button. Then, select a component or flow that contains parameters in the tree and click Quick Add and select Add while Setting Promote Options.
Important information | This dialog box enables you to promote component parameters to the flow or test level, and flow parameters to the test level. The Promote Parameters dialog box opens if the Add while Setting Promote Options menu option was the last menu option chosen when adding components or flows to the Script pane. The content and text of the Promote Parameters dialog box depends on whether you are adding components to a flow or test, or flows to a test. Clicking Cancel or pressing the Esc key closes the dialog box but still adds the component or flow, without promoting any parameters.
Relevant tasks | How to Promote Parameters
See also | Parameter Promotion Overview

User interface elements are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Element | Description
--- | ---
<New indicator column> | If the parameter is first being created as it is being promoted, New is displayed in this column.
<Select All check box> | Selects, or clears, the listed parameters for promotion when adding a component to a test or flow, or a flow to a test.
<Select check boxes> | Selects, or clears, the parameter for promotion when adding a component to a test or flow, or a flow to a test.
Cancel | Closes the dialog box but still adds the component or flow, without promoting any parameters.
Component Parameter Name | Displays the parameters of the component or flow.
Parameter Source | Displays the source for the parameter (that is, in which component or flow the parameter was originally defined).
Parameter Type | Displays the type of parameter, Input or Output.
Test/Flow Parameter Name | Displays the names assigned to the promoted parameters in the current business process test or flow. If the parameter was promoted, a suffix is added to the parameter name indicating the source component.
Always link to existing test parameters | When a parameter with the same name already exists in the test or flow, this UI element determines if ALM uses the existing test parameter during promotion, or creates an additional test parameter. If checked, the Test/Flow Parameter Name suffix is removed, because the parameter may have been promoted from multiple components. Default: Unchecked.

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