Creating an instance of an object

When working with automations containing complex data types, developers need to create an object that will adequately carry data. To do so, they need to find the constructor that best suits the data to be used. Pega Robot Studio provides two ways to create a new instance of a data type: Create Instance and Add Constructor. 

When you create an instance from a data port the system makes a copy of the original object's type. You use the Create Instance feature if you already have a design block using the data type that you need in your automation. In the design block, on the output data port, right-click and then select Create Instance. 

After you select Create Instance, the Create design block is added to the automation surface. By changing the name of the design block, you change the variable's name. The newly created object is added to the Local section of the Palette. To use the instance, drag it to the automation surface to display the Select Action dialog. 

For example, a banking company provides an automation that allows customers to add a co-owner to their bank account. The developer uses the Create Instance feature to create a table that holds the data of the co-owner. Creating the table also creates a new Lookup Table, for which the developer must configure the data columns separately.

Similarly to Add Instance, using the Add Constructor method will add the Create design block on the automation surface and add a variable of the requested type to the Locals section of the Palette. 

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