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# BusinessItem bean

A business item is any resource linked to a running workflow definition instance, allowing the workflow to perform actions on it. You can start workflows to handle tasks for a specific business item. In Collibra, a business item can be an asset, domain, or community. Some workflow definitions do not apply to a business item at all. These are referred to as global workflows.

* Available through **item** variable.
* This beans contains all the information about the current business item. For example, `${item.id}, ${item.type}`
* The following methods are available:

  | Type         | Method and description                                                                                                                |
  | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
  | UUID         | <p><code>getCommunityId()</code></p><p>Retrieve the community ID of the business item, if present.</p>                                |
  | UUID         | <p><code>getDomainId()</code></p><p>Retrieve the domain ID of the business item, if present.</p>                                      |
  | UUID         | `getId()`                                                                                                                             |
  | String       | `getName()`                                                                                                                           |
  | Resource     | `getResource()`                                                                                                                       |
  | ResourceType | `getType()`                                                                                                                           |
  | String       | `getTypeName()`                                                                                                                       |
  | String       | <p><code>getUrl()</code></p><p>Retrieve the url to be able to consult the business item directly in the application, if possible.</p> |


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