Containers and Items

The functionality of containers is described in Container → sub objects.

The most important containers and items are described below:

Container/Item	Description

Container/Item	Description
HEADER	Header Data
INITIATOR	User name of the initiator. Can be used e.g. for Members or Notifications.
OBJECT	Object reference to the main object. All properties (technical: attributes and methods) are provided within the object. Some data is available in all objects, but each object can provide additional data: IS_NEW tells you whether the object is (still) new. GET_DESCRIPTION returns the name GET_EXTERNAL_KEY returns the object key in external, readable format. GET_OBJECT_TYPE_DESCRIPTION returns the name of the object type (for example, material). GET_CHAR_VALUE returns the value of a characteristic. GET_EXTERNAL_STATUS returns the status in external format (if status supported). GET_INTERNAL_STATUS returns the status in internal format (if status supported). GET_STATUS_DESCRIPTION returns the status description (if status supported). The following data is usually available for accessing the main data of the object: GET_MAIN_DATA returns the current main data and also takes into account data changes that are not yet saved. GET_MAIN_DATA_OLD returns the old main data from the database. GET_MAIN_DATA_DELTA returns the delta between the current and old data. The new value is delivered if there is a deviation. If the values are identical, the placeholder "^" is returned. Delta data is only available for alphabetical data. However, due to the architecture, numeric values are also offered, but may not be used.
RUNTIME_STATUS	Current status at runtime
RESPONSIBLES	Responsible Person
All	List of all process owners. Can be used, for example, for Members or Notifications.

If customer specific Container extensions are set up, then the relevant container items can be choosen.