The critical step to pass information from a user-filled form back into a process model occurs within the User Input Task node. On the Data tab of this node, you configure the Node Inputs. Each input, which corresponds to a field on the form, has a "Save Into" parameter. This parameter must be mapped to a process variable. When the user submits the form, the data entered into the form field is saved into the specified process variable, making it available for subsequent nodes in the process model. This "Save Into" configuration is the direct mechanism for this data transfer.

A. Configure the Data Management tab.

This tab is used for setting archival or deletion policies for completed process instances, not for transferring data within an active process.

B. Configure the activity class parameters of a Write to Data Store Entity node.

This node writes data from process variables to a database. It can only execute after the data has already been successfully passed from the form into the process variables.

1. Appian Documentation: User Input Task. In the section describing the Data Tab, it details the configuration of Node Inputs. It states, "The value of the node input is saved into the process variables selected in the Save Into field after the node is submitted." This directly confirms that configuring the inputs on the Data tab is the essential step. (Found under: Appian Documentation > Process Modeling > Process Nodes > Standard Nodes > User Input Task).

2. Appian Documentation: Process Model Object. The section on the Data Management Tab explains its purpose: "The Data Management tab in the Process Model Properties dialog allows you to configure the level of process data cleanup that occurs when a process is archived or deleted." This verifies it is not involved in passing data from a form. (Found under: Appian Documentation > Process Modeling > Process Model Object).

3. Appian Documentation: Write to Data Store Entity Smart Service. The documentation for this smart service explains that its purpose is to "write data to a data store." The Data Tab section for this node shows that its inputs are typically mapped from existing process variables, confirming it operates on data already present in the process. (Found under: Appian Documentation > Smart Services > Data Services).