Passing links to Approver

Hi

We have JSP pages created and deployed to the web sphere server everytime the user generates pages for preview.

My workflow involves the following things:
1)DCR is selected and upon trying to submit it WF is initiated.
2)Now, the WFT will use the dcr name and create a link to the JSP (already generated and deployed to the web sphere server)
3)Approver will get only the links to the JSPs and not the DCR in his task , he will click on the link and review the JSP , for approval or rejection.

Now I can use iw_file in the wft file to process dcr name and create link to the JSP in the websphere. Lets save the link created to a variable @array_link2JSP.

my @selected_file = (__ELEM__('iw_file') ? sort __VALUE__('iw_file') : ());
foreach my $file (@selected_file)
{

$link2JSP = sub_createlink2JSP($file);
push (@array_link2JSP, $link2JSP);

}

My doubt is how do I send this @array_link2JSP to the approval task(user task) so that the Approver can click on any link (available in the task details window)and review the JSP ?

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ISCBorisB

Hi

We have JSP pages created and deployed to the web sphere server everytime the user generates pages for preview.

My workflow involves the following things:
1)DCR is selected and upon trying to submit it WF is initiated.
2)Now, the WFT will use the dcr name and create a link to the JSP (already generated and deployed to the web sphere server)
3)Approver will get only the links to the JSPs and not the DCR in his task , he will click on the link and review the JSP , for approval or rejection.

Now I can use iw_file in the wft file to process dcr name and create link to the JSP in the websphere. Lets save the link created to a variable @array_link2JSP.

my @selected_file = (__ELEM__('iw_file') ? sort __VALUE__('iw_file') : ());
foreach my $file (@selected_file)
{

$link2JSP = sub_createlink2JSP($file);
push (@array_link2JSP, $link2JSP);

}

My doubt is how do I send this @array_link2JSP to the approval task(user task) so that the Approver can click on any link (available in the task details window)and review the JSP ?

You can't, not for the User task anyway. Even if you could, you can't "translate" this List of external (non-TS) URLs
into clickable "usertask" Links.

If I were you I would code Approver Task as a CGI Task. You can pass your Links to it using Job Variable
(for example) and then generate appropriate GUI with links pointing to your WebServer/WAS Environment

wild123

You can't, not for the User task anyway. Even if you could, you can't "translate" this List of external (non-TS) URLs
into clickable "usertask" Links.

If I were you I would code Approver Task as a CGI Task. You can pass your Links to it using Job Variable
(for example) and then generate appropriate GUI with links pointing to your WebServer/WAS Environment

I totally agree with making the Approval a CGI task but at what point of time and how will the approver come to know that he has a cgi task waiting for him?
Had it been a user task the approver would have got it in his active task window .This cant be the scene here. Any other suggestions or any other design/approach if some could suggest?

ISCBorisB

I totally agree with making the Approval a CGI task but at what point of time and how will the approver come to know that he has a cgi task waiting for him?
Had it been a user task the approver would have got it in his active task window .This cant be the scene here. Any other suggestions or any other design/approach if some could suggest?

You may consider CGI Task as sort of user Task with custom window. As long as your approver is a Task Owner CGI Task
will appear in his/hers "My Open Tasks" View just like a User Task.

wild123

You may consider CGI Task as sort of user Task with custom window. As long as your approver is a Task Owner CGI Task
will appear in his/hers "My Open Tasks" View just like a User Task.

Here I am assuming that the approver will try to view "The User Task" with the request for approval through the "My Open Tasks". He will click on the task for its details and will be prompted the custom window where the desired links to JSPs will be available.

Thanks a lot Boris
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wild123

You may consider CGI Task as sort of user Task with custom window. As long as your approver is a Task Owner CGI Task
will appear in his/hers "My Open Tasks" View just like a User Task.

I have another doubt - How/where will the Approver get the Approve/Reject buttons?How can I provide the buttons through the CGI task that transition to the required tasks upon approval or rejection?

ISCBorisB

I have another doubt - How/where will the Approver get the Approve/Reject buttons?How can I provide the buttons through the CGI task that transition to the required tasks upon approval or rejection?

You design CGI yourself so GUI possibilities are limited by HTML only. For example, you can create Approve/Reject Buttons
within your Form and post some action flag onClick Event. Corresponding Form's "Action" then will transition to the desired
successor and render self-closing window back.

The transition logistics is to a degree similar to the External Task. You may use either TeamSite::WFtask::CallBack (strongly recommended)
or TeamSite::CGI_lite::iwcallback. Note that the latter one is not available in Externals.