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Variables
- Variables represent an in memory storage to hold states and information during single session of ginstr app. If ginstr launcher is restarted variables information stored in memory is lost.
- Variable definitions are stored for ginstr app in file “database/variables.xml”.
- If this file is missing then variables are not active in the ginstr app and all actions that work with them can not be used, or strange results will appear when trying to use nonexistent variables.
- Variables can be used by ginstr actions as a source and as a target.
- Example of variables.xml content:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <variables> <variable id="attendeeId" type="text"></variable> <variable id="employeeUsername" type="number" defaultValue="100">-50</variable> <variable id="employeeFirstName" type="text"></variable> <variable id="employeeLastName" type="text" defaultValue=""></variable> <variable id="materialsOriginScreen" type="text"></variable> </variables>
XML Attributes Description
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
id
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represents unique identifier of variable in a ginstr app |
type
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defines a type of variable.
More information here |
columnType
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represents type of value if variable type is rowsColumn which can contain different data types.
Can be |
defaultValue
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defines default variable value, used by gn:act_resetVariables action
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getPointerValue
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represents a flag which will be used during data type conversions, to convert pointer value to text
Can be
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initialValue
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represents initial value which will be set at variable initialization.
Can be
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keepOnAppUpdate
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keeps the existing variable values when the app is updated.
Can be
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Variable types
| Variable Type | Example |
|---|---|
text
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<variable id="divisionForEmployeeExists" type="text" defaultValue="0">0</variable>
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number
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<variable id="employee_employeeNumber" type="number"></variable>
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status
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<variable id="report_usingBoxesForClothes" type="status" />
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dateTime
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<variable id="timeFuture" type="dateTime">3300518400000</variable>
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date
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<variable id="parkingCardBookingDate" type="date"></variable>
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phoneNumbers
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<variable id="subPhoneNumber" type="phoneNumbers"></variable>
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pointer
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<variable id="site" type="pointer" getPointerValue="true"/>
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signature
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<variable id="report_employeeSignature" type="signature"/>
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pictures
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<variable id="ownership_pictures" type="pictures"></variable>
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audio
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<variable id="audioFile" type="audio"></variable>
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video
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<variable id="videoFile" type="video"></variable>
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documents
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<variable id="documentFile" type="documents"></variable>
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email
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<variable id="employee_SSOusername" type="email"></variable>
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GPS
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<variable id="additionalReport_checkpointGps" type="GPS"></variable>
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assignment
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<variable id="additionalReport_assignment" type="assignment"></variable>
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time
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<variable id="parkingCardBookingTime" type="time"></variable>
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iBeacon
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<variable id="iBeaconList" type="iBeacon"></variable>
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rows
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<variable id="notification_rows" type="rows"></variable>
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rowsColumn
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<variable id="entityList" columnType="text" type="rowsColumn"/>
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dateTimeDiff
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<variable id="vehiclesDateTimeDiff" type="dateTimeDiff"/>
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counter
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<variable id="vehiclesCounter" type="counter"/>
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weekday
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<variable id="daysInWeek" type="weekday" defaultValue="monday,tuesday,wednesday,thursday,saturday,sunday"/>monday,tuesday,wednesday,thursday,saturday,sunday</variable>
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