Adding Text or URL Attachment

Starting with Tools Release 9.2.7.3, you can use the text attachment editor to include rich formatting of text enabling you to use typefaces, emphasis, and colors of your choice in the text attachments. You can create layouts for the text that include links and images that are interspersed with text. You can also include tables and formatted content from external sources such as Microsoft Word.

To add a text or URL attachment:

1. On the Orchestrator Studio Home page, click the Attachments icon.

2. On the Attachments side panel, click the New button.

3. Create and name the attachment as described in Creating a Component.

4. Click the Search icon next to the Structure Name field, and then search for and select the structure name.

   Depending on the value in the Structure Name field, the values in the Description and Key Value fields are automatically populated in the Keys table. You can delete the automatically populated variable in the Key Value field and enter a literal value.

5. In the Action section, select the Add option.

6. In the Input section, these attachment types are available:

   • Text: Select this option to add text. Enter the value or a variable in the Item Name field and enter the text or the variable you want to add in the Text field.

     Note: If the Item Name field is left blank, the system assigns a default item name.

     (Release 9.2.7.3) Enable the Plain Text option to include a plain text in the text attachment.

     Disable the Plain Text option to add rich formatting to your existing text attachments. This option is disabled by default for new text attachments.

     To format the text attachment:

     1. Enter the text in the area provided and use the options such as Paragraph, Bold, Italics, Underline, Strikethrough, Bulleted and Numbered List, and so on from the toolbar to format your text. You can use the Insert Table and Insert Image options to insert tables and images.

        Additionally, you can add a horizontal line in your text by clicking the Horizontal Line icon.

        To add a hyperlink to the text, highlight the relevant text, and then click the Link icon in the toolbar, enter the required address, and click the Save icon.

     2. To use an existing template, click the Template button, select the template from the left-hand panel in the Templates window and place the template at the position you want by using the Insert at Top,Insert at Cursor, or Insert at Bottom buttons.

        Note: The templates are created using the Work With Media Object Templates(P98TMPL) application.

     Starting with Tools Release 9.2.7.4, the following new options are available in the editor:

     • Subscript and the Superscript icons to add mathematical formulas. For example, y = x²ⁿ + z³ⁿ , a₁ = a₂ + a_3, and so on.
     • List Properties option in the Numbered List drop-down to change the properties of the numbered list order.
     • Page Break icon to end the current page and start a new page.

   • URL: Select this option to add an URL. Enter the URL you want to add in the URL field.

     (Release 9.2.8.3) In the Item Name field, you can assign a name to a URL attachment that is different from the path to the URL itself.

7. (Optional) In the Output section, enter the value in the Sequence Variable field.

8. Click Save.