Retrieve data

This workflow action can be used to retrieve data which has been stored using the Store data workflow action. Using both the Store data and Retrieve data workflow actions, it is possible to pass data between workflow instances.

To use the workflow action:

Locate the action in Workflow Actions Toolbox (located on the left hand-side);

Click on the Category listings to reveal the actions; OR
Search for the action using a keyword.

Select the action, drag it onto the design canvas and drop it onto a design pearl.

Alternatively

Left-clicking the pearl, mouse-over Insert Action and then the Categories to reveal the actions, click the required action from the list.

To change the settings used by the action:

On the action’s title click the down arrow to activate a drop-down
Select Configure; OR
Double-click the action's icon.

For more information on the other options in the drop-down, please refer to the Getting started with the Nintex Workflow designer.

Options within this action

Workflow instance to retrieve from

The instance ID of the workflow to retrieve data from. Select either:

Current Workflow: This will retrieve the information from the current workflow.
A workflow variable: Use this to specify a specific workflow instance ID that is set in a workflow variable.

Note: Using the Start Workflow workflow action within the current workflow, a new workflow can be started. The instance ID of the new workflow can then be stored in a workflow variable which then can be selected. This can be used by a parent workflow to start a child workflow and return a value to the parent workflow.

Item to retrieve

The same value that was specified in the 'Store as' field in the Store data workflow action of the workflow instance to retrieve from.

E.g. If the 'Store as' value specified in the Store data workflow action is 'KeyValue', the Item to retrieve value must be 'KeyValue'.

Retrieve to

Select the workflow variable that the data will be stored in.