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Workflow help

tsrookie

Gidday all,

this is what I want to happen

author submits a file
default metadata is set by external task and added as Teamsite ea's (this bit works),
cgitask is then invoked to get additional metadata

When I create a simple workflow the same cgitask as a start task it works but when combined with the external task it doesn't transition to the cgitask

files attached

Any help appreciated
Thank you

Colin

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no" ?>
<!DOCTYPE workflow SYSTEM "iwwf.dtd">

<workflow name = "Set Metadata" owner = "johnstcx" creator = "johnstcx" description = "Simple workflow to generate primary menu">

<variables>
<variable key="workarea" value="/default/main/det/development/WORKAREA/internet"/>
</variables>

<externaltask lock = "f" name = "Set Default MetaData" owner = "johnstcx" retry = "t" start = "t">
<areavpath v = "/default/main/det/development/WORKAREA/internet"/>
<successors>
<successorset description = "Success">
<succ v="SetMetadata"/>
</successorset>
</successors>
<command v = "/web/Interwoven/TeamSite/iw-perl/bin/iwperl /web/Interwoven/TeamSite/local/config/wft/egov/egov_exttasks/wfSetDefaultMetadata.ipl"/>
<files>
<file path='index.html' comment='task file'/>
</files>

</externaltask>

<cgitask lock = "f" name = "SetMetadata" owner = "johnstcx" start = "f" immediate = "t" description = "Business Unit author to set metadata">
<areavpath v = "/default/main/det/development/WORKAREA/internet"/>
<successors>
<successorset description = "Submit">
<succ v = "Submit"/>
</successorset>
</successors>
<command v = "iwmetadata.cgi"/>
<activation>
<or>
<pred v = "Set Default MetaData"/>
</or>
</activation>
</cgitask>

<submittask name = "Submit" owner = "johnstcx" description = "Submit files to staging" unlock = "t" skiplocked="f" override="t" start="f">
<areavpath v = "/default/main/det/development/WORKAREA/internet"/>
<successorset description = "Go to End">
<succ v = "end"/>
</successorset>
<activation>
<or>
<pred v = "SetMetadata"/>
</or>
</activation>
</submittask>

<endtask name = "end" />

</workflow>

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Adam Stoller

When I create a simple workflow the same cgitask as a start task it works but when combined with the external task it doesn't transition to the cgitask

What do you mean by "doesn't transition" ? Do you mean that it hangs in the externaltask - that the externaltask never ends?

Or do you mean that the owner of the cgitask needs to manually Start Task the cgitask?

My guess is - it's the latter - and for that you can find numerous explanations in these forums, or you can read the manual or read the workflow tutorial supplement -- and you'll find the reason why.

--fish
Senior Consultant, Quotient Inc.
http://www.quotient-inc.com

tsrookie

Thanks Fish,

Ok, after further investigation, it doesn't automatically transition to the cgi task.

It has to be manually started by the assignee. I'd like it to automatically start.

Colin

Adam Stoller

I realize you might like it to do so - but if you're running an externaltask before the cgitask - it doesn't matter what you want.

If you can collapse the code for the externaltask script into the cgitask script and the relationship between the cgitask and its predecessor fit one of the 3 possible connections that support immediatly running cgitasks - you'll be able to do it - otherwise you're basically out of luck. (if you peruse the forums you may find a number of hack "workarounds" but they are just that - hacks and are not guaranteed to work)

--fish
Senior Consultant, Quotient Inc.
http://www.quotient-inc.com

tsrookie

Thanks Fish,

If I make my cgi task a start task and set immediate to true it runs without user interaction.

Your tutorial is the most useful workflow resource I have found.

Regards
Colin