Custom workflow step - how to run as agent task

Brett_Conley

I'm writing a custom workflow step type that allows you to set some options during map creation, and then when the step runs during workflow execution, it runs in the background.  So what I've done is extended (orphaned) $WFMAIN:WF Root:WFObjectTypes:WFTaskTypes:StandardTasks (as opposed to the GenericUserTask that I would use for a task that requires user interaction).  Also set up the $WEBWFP:WFTask and $WEBWORK:WFTask so that I am able to define this new custom step in a workflow map.

So now I have a test workflow map that has three steps:  the start step, which requires the user to attach some files; the custom step, which operates on those files; and a user step, which requires a user to verify the operations.  Simple 1-2-3.

But I don't know where to put the code to execute when my custom step is initiated.  And I don't think it's even set up to be initiated because when I launch the workflow and attach files and then initiate it, it never progresses past the start step.

So, question 1: where do I put the code for a custom task like this to execute in the background?

And question 2: why isn't my workflow advancing to the second step, and what do I need to do to fix it?

John W. Simon, Jr.

Do you have ADN, eSign or WebReports installed?  Maybe you can use one of them for examples about how to proceed.  From what I can tell it looks like you 1) Tell your task to fire callbacks when specific points are reached, 2) Create a custom event script that runs when the callback is fired.

For example: $ESign:WFMainTasks:Robot -> ReadyTaskForInitiation sets 2 callbacks to fire, 1 when the task is ready and 1 when the task is done.  Then $ESIGN:WFCustomScripts -> CBExecute figures out which event fired the callback and executes specific code for that callback.

Cheers...