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Comala Document Management includes
get-metadata macro that can be used to retrieve the value of a value reference
set-metadata macro that can be used to create metadata or set a value for a metadata reference
workflow parameter references are bespoke value references that can be created and defined for a workflow using workflow builder
Workflow parameters can be are used as placeholders for the example, for users who are reviewers for approvals; for duration periods for the expiry of your content, or for labels to be added to your documents allowing you to create . This allows the creation of a workflow that can be used for different teams or projects but these workflow parameters values are set within a space or for a specific document. The values are retrieved by the workflow on the application of the workflow or on a workflow event.
Value reference retrieval order
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This order is important when there are conflicts in value reference names.
Basic example
In your workflow, you might need to refer to the author of a piece of content. You won't know this information in advance.
To get around this problem, you can use the @author@ value reference, which is one of the references that the Workflows app creates and updates automatically. When a macro that uses the reference is activated, the reference gets replaced with the username of the person who most recently created or edited the content.
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