datastructure field type in forms

[venkatiyer1]

Hi all,

I see a new field type datastructure in field type in forms. For e.g. you can go to an incident form and while adding a new field, one of the types is Datastructure. Anyone knows the usage of this and how we can leverage this field?

Thanks

Venkat

[Michael Ritchie · Accepted solution]

I searched my instance dictionary table for fields of type datastructure and came across several in workflow for custom activities.   Activity designer was introduced in the Fuji release and you can set input, local, and output variables and this field type stores those variables. For more information and to see a screenshot you can view this Wiki article:

Managing Activity Designer Variables - ServiceNow Wiki

I haven't used that field type so I don't know anything more, but when researching these I typically look for out of the box examplea to help figure it out.