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  • Blueworks Live

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Status Future consideration
Workspace Business Automation Workflow
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 8, 2024

RELATED IDEAS

Revert input/output variable mapping to classic view to remove extra steps

Users are facing challenges with BAW 23.0.1's new variable mapping process, finding it cumbersome due to extra clicks and complexity, especially in complex projects. The classic mapping offered quicker, more straightforward access to variable usage, enhancing efficiency. We'd like to revert to this simpler, more efficient method.

Edit: Alternatively, please provide the developer with an option to revert to the traditional data mapping method as a save-able user preference so you don't have to specify this each time you open the Process Designer.

Community Thread: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/automation/discussion/change-on-classic-inputoutput-mapping-variables-on-process-diagram

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 8, 2025

    Please implement it as soon as possible. Our 30-person team of developers is fed up with this functionality, which additionally generated several very serious production errors in the application. The previous solution was simple and clear. The current solution is terrible!!! This is the worst thing that IBM has recently put in the product IBM BPM/IBM BAW. 

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 27, 2024

    Please reconsider the priority of this idea.  The new data mapping is cumbersome, and decreases our productivity.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 27, 2024

    Please reconsider the priority of this idea. This change to the designer has decreased efficiency and is hurting the usability of your product.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 24, 2024

    If this functionality cannot be reverted completely, it would be great to at least provide the developer with an option to revert to the traditional data mapping method as a save-able user preference so you don't have to specify this each time you open the Process Designer.

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