Basic Customization > User Interface Customization > Constructing Wizards > Customizing Reusable Wizard Steps > Reusable Wizard Steps > defineItemAttributesWizStep > Procedure – Configure the Step > Add the initializeItemTag
  
Add the initializeItemTag
The InitializeItem tag initializes some data for the object being created from the launch context of the wizard and the attributes passed to the tag. This information includes:
type of operation (create or edit)
the base type of the object being created
default container
initial value for the type picker
type instance identifier for the object being created
AttributePopulator class, if any
See Default view JSP for the Set Attributes Step for the attributes of this tag. The only required attribute is “operation”.
<jca:initializeItem operation="${createBean.create}" baseTypeName="wt.doc.WTDocument|org.rnd.FakeLiterature"/>