Two User Input forms ina workflow

Hi,
i have a requirement where in before starting a workflow, initiator selects a prodcution manager and assigns him a task.
Once the workflow job is instantiated, Production manager reviews the task details and further assigns the task to different authors ,say, author1, author2 etc.

Problem is i need two input forms:
1) for initiator to select the Production manager from the dropwown list.after this workflow is kicked off
2) for production manager to select different authors from dropdowns in one of the task with in a workflow.

How to achieve point no 2 above? I don't want to use nested workflow.

Regards
Jeetu

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Adam Stoller

Hi,
i have a requirement where in before starting a workflow, initiator selects a prodcution manager and assigns him a task.
Once the workflow job is instantiated, Production manager reviews the task details and further assigns the task to different authors ,say, author1, author2 etc.

Problem is i need two input forms:
1) for initiator to select the Production manager from the dropwown list.after this workflow is kicked off
2) for production manager to select different authors from dropdowns in one of the task with in a workflow.

How to achieve point no 2 above? I don't want to use nested workflow.

Regards
Jeetu

Sounds like a cgitask script to me. You present a form to the user, they select the desired individual, and you use TeamSite::WFtask's SetOwner method to change the owner of the desired task(s).

jeetu

Hi Ghoti,
How do i submit the values from the form user selected ,back to the workflow?

Thanks in Advance
Regards
Jeetu

Adam Stoller

Hi Ghoti,
How do i submit the values from the form user selected ,back to the workflow?

Thanks in Advance
Regards
Jeetu

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JMcNeil

jeetu,

submit the chosen values (usernames) to a perl script, use that script to get the task(s) which need to be assigned to the user, and assign them them.

There are a few methods you'd need to use:
use CGI to get the submitted values
use TeamSite::WFTask::GetTaskByName("task name") to get the task objects which you need to reassign owners
then use TeamSite::WFTask: Smiley Frustrated

etOwner("username") to set the owner of the task you got.

You'll have to look at the documentation for more specifics but should be a good place to start.

Adam Stoller

jeetu,

submit the chosen values (usernames) to a perl script, use that script to get the task(s) which need to be assigned to the user, and assign them them.

There are a few methods you'd need to use:
use CGI to get the submitted values
use TeamSite::WFTask::GetTaskByName("task name") to get the task objects which you need to reassign owners
then use TeamSite::WFTask:etOwner("username") to set the owner of the task you got.

You'll have to look at the documentation for more specifics but should be a good place to start.

In other words ...

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jeetu

Thanks Neil,
That helps. Will try out and see if that fits my requirements.

Jeetu