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function GetItemAttrText

    (itemtype in varchar2,
     itemkey in varchar2,
     aname in varchar2) return varchar2;

function GetItemAttrNumber
    (itemtype in varchar2,
     itemkey in varchar2,
     aname in varchar2) return number;

function GetItemAttrDate
    (itemtype in varchar2,
     itemkey in varchar2,
     aname in varchar2) return date;

function GetItemAttrEvent
    (itemtype in varchar2,
     itemkey in varchar2,
     name in varchar2) return wf_event_t;

Description

Returns the value of an item type attribute in a process. Use the correct function for your attribute type. All attribute types except number, date, and event use GetItemAttrText.

Arguments (input)

itemtype	A valid item type.
itemkey	A string generated from the application object's primary key. The string uniquely identifies the item within an item type. The item type and key together identify the process. See: CreateProcess.

Note: Pass #SYNCH as the itemkey to create a forced synchronous process. See: Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Forced Synchronous Processes.

aname	The internal name of an item type attribute, for GetItemAttrText(), GetItemAttrNumber(), and GetItemAttrDate().
name	The internal name of an item type attribute, for GetItemAttrEvent().

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