You can assign an EIID to the monitoring process after adding a monitoring workstep. You can assign only one dataslot as the EIID.
The dataslot assigned as the EIID must satisfy the following requirements:
Must be User-defined with type, CHARACTER.
Value must be unique across all instances of the monitoring process.
Storage type must be VARCHAR with size 128.
To assign the EIID to a monitoring process:
1. Click a blank area of the Diagram tab, to open the Properties view. For details regarding process properties, see Setting process properties.
The Properties view displays the additional Monitoring tab.
2. Click the ellipsis button beside the External Instance Id Dataslot box and then select one of the following options:
Use a User Dataslot: The Select Dataslot dialog box that appears, lists the user-defined CHARACTER dataslots in this process. Select a dataslot, then click OK to assign it as the EIID. Alternatively, you can click New to create a CHARACTER dataslot and then assign it as the EIID.
Use ProcessInstanceId: Assigns the system dataslot, “ProcessInstanceId”, as the EIID.
The assigned dataslot is displayed in the External Instance Id Dataslot box. To clear this selection, click the ellipsis button beside the External Instance Id Dataslot box and then select the Clear option.
Must be User-defined with type, CHARACTER.