Overview
According to organization's needs users can define to have more than one Workflow Process related to a Workflow Process Context (E.g. Request for Proposal, Expression of Interest, etc. for Procurement Document) in case users want to define a different workflow behavior for each of them.
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Workflow Process screen Fields and Tabs
Field | Definition |
Code | Unique identification code of the Workflow Process. |
Context | Reference to the Workflow Context Process. |
Longest Duration | Disable in insert mode. Auto-generated by the system. |
Timing Unit | Disable in insert mode. Auto-generated by the system. |
Discriminator Property Value | Select one value from the list. This list is filtered based on the Discriminator Property Entity selected in the Workflow Process Context, if applicable. |
Workflow User Assignment Provider | Name of User Assignment Provider to be used by the Workflow for this Workflowable entity. |
Description | Short description of the Workflow Process |
Stage Tab | This tab contains all the available states for a particular process/document which are part of the finite state machine. |
Transitions Tab | This tab is used to create a link between two stages, creating all the available transitions of the finite state machine associated with the Workflow Process; this is a key entity within the Workflow Engine. |
Transition Validation Rules Tab | This tab contains the validation rules to be applied for a specific transition, the validation rules can be applied to both manual and automatic transitions. |
Timing Alert Classifications Tab | This tab contains the color alert classification given to a Workflow Process based on the time expected to be resolved for each transition or action. This time interval might be different for each document or process type and can be represented in any time measure (days or hours usually) depending on the customer and business needs. This classification must be configured at the beginning of the installation before populating other workflow metadata entities, and the number of alert colors defined is unique for all documents or process types. |