LookupStudent

The LookupStudent activity is a function that captures the Student Id from an event and returns the Student.

Use this lookup function when you need to know the properties of a student in a workflow that has preceding activities containing the Student Id, for example in the context of student account charges.

LookupStudent

Properties

LookupStudent Properties
Property Value Required Notes
DisplayName String No Specify a name for the activity or accept the default.
Student OutArgument<Student> Yes The Student properties returned by the lookup function. This is a variable that can be used as input for subsequent activities in the workflow. Specify the variable's name, type, and scope (and default if applicable) in the Variables pane of the Designer window.

To identify the variable type, in the Variable type field of the Variables pane, select Browse for Types.... In the 'Browse and Select a .NET Type' window, navigate to Cmc.Nexus.Contracts > Cmc.Nexus.Sis, and select Student.

find student variable type

The resulting variable type is:

variable type student

StudentId InArgument<Int32> Yes The Student Id captured from an event.

Note: If a preceding activity in a workflow returns a Person Id, insert a PersonIdToCVueIdActivity into the workflow before using this property.