You can use any of the 4 property substitutions to achive that. See JSR 352 spec document 8.8.1 Substitution Processing Rules.
- jobParameters - specifies to use a named parameter from the job parameters.
- jobProperties - specifies to use a named property from among the job's properties.
- systemProperties - specifies to use a named property from the system properties.
- partitionPlan - specifies to use a named property from the partition plan of a partitioned step.
For example,
item-count = ="#{jobParameters['item-count']}"
If this is not what you want, please elaborate your specific use case.