• Parameter Details dialog box: From a Parameters tab or dialog box, double-click the parameter.

• New Parameter dialog box: In the Business Components or Test Plan module, select the Parameters tab and click New Parameter.

Parameters are inserted after the currently-selected parameter.

Parameter values are stored, compared, and processed as characters strings (even if values are specified as numeric or date values).

If automatic parameter promotion is enabled in Customization, and you choose to automatically promote a parameter while creating the component, the Promotion Results dialog box is displayed. For details, see the Promotion Results Dialog Box.

Notes for users of UFT: Parameters for keyword GUI components can be viewed and modified in the Business Component Settings dialog box. In addition, you can insert Data Table parameters and output values to business components, but you can store the values only in the first row of the Data Table. Component iterations are defined for the business process test in ALM and are not affected by the Data Table.

• How to Create Parameters

• How to Set Parameter Values

• Parameters Overview
• Parameters Page

First Entity. Jumps to the first component in the business components module.

Available from: Parameter Details tabs/dialog boxes

Previous Entity. Jumps to the previous component in the business components module.

Available from: Parameter Details tabs/dialog boxes

Next Entity. Jumps to the next component in the business components module.

Available from: Parameter Details tabs/dialog boxes

Last Entity. Jumps to the last component in the business components module.

Available from: Parameter Details tabs/dialog boxes

This button does one of the following:

• Delete. From a parameter list, deletes the currently selected parameter. If you delete a parameter that is included in a design step, the parameter in the design step is replaced by regular text, using the syntax: <parameter name>.

• Reset all fields. From the New Parameter dialog box, clears the values in all fields.

Spell Check. Checks the spelling of the selected word or all the words in the parameter.

Thesaurus. Displays a synonym, antonym, or related word for the selected word.

Spelling Options. Configures the way ALM checks spelling.

If checked, promotes the parameter to either the flow or the test levels. For details, see the tip under How to Promote Parameters.

Available when: 

• Creating a new parameter (not when editing an existing parameter).

• Automatic parameter promotion is enabled in Customization. For details on enabling, see the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management Administrator Guide.

The ID of the parameter.

A descriptive name for the parameter.

• Parameter names must be in English.

• Parameter names must begin with a letter and cannot include spaces or any of the following characters: ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + = \ { } | ; ' : " , . / < > ? ~ ` [ ] – ~
  

  If the parameter is in a manual test that was converted to a business component, any invalid character is automatically replaced by an underscore (_).

• Parameter names must be unique within a component, flow, or test.

• The parameter name must begin with a letter. If the parameter is in a manual test that was converted to a business component, and the first character of the component name is not a letter, a prefix, such as comp_, is added.

Enables you to modify details for the parameter.

The name of the corresponding external data resource parameter (column) to which the parameter is mapped.

This UI element is blank if no parameter is mapped.

Available from: Test Parameter Details dialog box

The position of the parameter in the set of parameters.

Available for: Test and flow parameters

The default value of the input parameter. This value is used when the component runs if no other value is supplied by the business process test or flow. The default value can be entered in the grid directly, in the Set Values page, or in the tab at the bottom of the window.

For user interface details, see Set Values Dialog Box.

Available from: Input Parameters sub-tabs

A description of the parameter's purpose, or other descriptive text. This tab enables you to modify details for the parameter.