WFM - How to pass value from an ipl to external task

Hi,

I am using Teamsite 6.7.1 SP1 - WFM 1.0.0.1 @ UNIX.

SUMMARY: From external task I am calling an ipl. In that ipl I am computing a value which need to be returned to the workflow.

PROBLEM: How can i pass a variable's value from an ipl to a task in the workflow.

Thanks,
Retesh

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Adam Stoller

Hi,

I am using Teamsite 6.7.1 SP1 - WFM 1.0.0.1 @ UNIX.

SUMMARY: From external task I am calling an ipl. In that ipl I am computing a value which need to be returned to the workflow.

PROBLEM: How can i pass a variable's value from an ipl to a task in the workflow.

Thanks,
Retesh

You probably need to set a job variable in the Perl script - read the manuals, and the perldoc for TeamSite::WFworkflow for more information.

LooseCannon

Hi,

I am using Teamsite 6.7.1 SP1 - WFM 1.0.0.1 @ UNIX.

SUMMARY: From external task I am calling an ipl. In that ipl I am computing a value which need to be returned to the workflow.

PROBLEM: How can i pass a variable's value from an ipl to a task in the workflow.

Thanks,
Retesh

1) Create a global variable in WFM (doing so makes the variable accessible to all tasks).
2) Assign the desired value to variable from ipl

kaalraa

Hi,

I am using Teamsite 6.7.1 SP1 - WFM 1.0.0.1 @ UNIX.

SUMMARY: From external task I am calling an ipl. In that ipl I am computing a value which need to be returned to the workflow.

PROBLEM: How can i pass a variable's value from an ipl to a task in the workflow.

Thanks,
Retesh

As stated, it could be done as per the workflow variable. However there is a constraint about the value length.

retesh

1) Create a global variable in WFM (doing so makes the variable accessible to all tasks).
2) Assign the desired value to variable from ipl

Hi,
I need to set owner of a task by reading it from an xml file based on certain condition.I have developed ipl which takes out owner name from xml now I need to pass this to workflow.

#1. I can create a Global variable
#2. I can set this Global variable as task owner
#3. How do I set value (computed in ipl) in Global variable??

Will this work?

$workflow = new TeamSite::WFworkflow($id);
$tasks = $workflow->SetVariable($name, $value);

-Thanks,
Retesh

retesh

Hi,
After the valuable inputs from u guys and after reading pdfs this is what I have done.

1. I have made global variable. It is configurable variable so I have set it as the owner of the task.

2. I am assigning the value of this global configurable variable in an ipl.

PROBLEM:
1. Is this the way to set value of global variable:

my($workflow) = new TeamSite::WFworkflow($wfid);
$workflow->SetVariable($IW_CV(cname), $task_owner);

Here $IW_CV(cname) is my globale variable and $task_owner is the value which I want to set thru ipl.

2. Workflow gives me error because I have set global variable as owner of a task. So modeler prompts me to give it at instantiation time but my bussiness logic need it to get computed thru an ipl.

Is it necessary to give owner tak attributes value at the instantiation time??

-Thanks,
Retesh
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