Merge pull request #10246 from joostverhoog/optional-parameters

Introduce optional parameters

Author: quinntracy

content/en/docs/refguide/modeling/application-logic/microflows-and-nanoflows/activities/integration-activities/call-external-action.md

@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ In the **Documentation** tab, you can find a **Summary** and a **Description**.
 
 The **Edit External Action Parameter Mapping** dialog allows you to set the value of the parameter you pass to an external action. You can either select a **Variable** from the dropdown field, or write a custom [microflow expression](/refguide/expressions/) that returns a value of the expected type.
 
-Every parameter must have a value specified. When **Can be empty** is true, the selected variable or expression may evaluate to `empty`. When the value cannot be empty, the microflow will throw an error if the value evaluates to `empty`.
+Every parameter must have a value specified unless the service indicates that the parameter is optional (with the `Org.OData.Core.V1.OptionalParameter` annotation).
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+When the service indicates that a value cannot be empty (with `Nullable="false"`), the microflow will throw an error if the value evaluates to `empty`.
 
 If you have selected a variable for an entity that has associations, you can select which associations you want to include in the arguments that you call the external action with.
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+{{% alert color="info" %}}
+The possibility to not specify a value for optional parameters was introduced in Studio Pro 11.4.0.
+{{% /alert %}}

content/en/docs/refguide10/modeling/application-logic/microflows-and-nanoflows/activities/integration-activities/call-external-action.md

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ In the **Documentation** tab, you can find a **Summary** and a **Description**.
 
 The **Edit External Action Parameter Mapping** dialog allows you to set the value of the parameter you pass to an external action. You can either select a **Variable** from the dropdown field, or write a custom [microflow expression](/refguide10/expressions/) that returns a value of the expected type.
 
-Every parameter must have a value specified. When **Can be empty** is true, the selected variable or expression may evaluate to `empty`. When the value cannot be empty, the microflow will throw an error if the value evaluates to `empty`.
+Every parameter must have a value specified. When the service indicates that a value cannot be empty (with `Nullable="false"`), the microflow will throw an error if the value evaluates to `empty`.
 
 If you have selected a variable for an entity that has associations, you can select which associations you want to include in the arguments that you call the external action with.