IBM BPM, V8.0.1, All platforms > Authoring services in Integration Designer > Monitoring events > Create custom event definitions > Editing event definitions > Manage extended data elements
Specifying data types of extended data elements
In the event definition editor, you can specify the data type of extended data elements in an event definition.
If you are working with an extended data element that is overridden from the parent event definition (as opposed to an extended data element created new in the child event definition), the overridden extended data element will automatically inherit the data type from the parent and you should not attempt to change the inherited data type.
To specify data types of extended data elements:
Procedure
- In the event definition editor, click the current data type of the extended data element. A list of primitive array and non-array data types opens.
- In the list of data types, select the new data type that you want to use for the extended data element. The selected data type replaces the previous data type.
What to do next
After you have changed the data type of an extended data element, you will probably want to change some other values, as described in the topic "Changing extended data element values."