topic Re: 'Cancel' Workflow ? in Alfresco Archive

'Cancel' Workflow ?

jayjayecl — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:44:04 GMT

Hi, is there any feature that can allow a user to cancel a workflow instance ?I could not see it in the webclient, but there could be an API allowing that.

Re: 'Cancel' Workflow ?

jayjayecl — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:48:48 GMT

In the webscript "my completed tasks", I can see an action "abandon workflow", but I don't understand what the impact is on the whole process.
Does it totally cancel the process ?

Re: 'Cancel' Workflow ?

sethatrothbury — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:58:58 GMT

As far as I can tell the "Cancel Workflow" button will remove the actual workflow object. This means that no matter what task the WF is on, it will stop and be removed from any users "Tasks To Do" or "Completed Tasks" list.

To draw a parallel, the button does the same thing that the 'delete workflow' command does in the workflow console.

Re: 'Cancel' Workflow ?

jayjayecl — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:42:38 GMT

this is exactly what I needed.
Thank you Seth

Re: 'Cancel' Workflow ?

jayjayecl — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:43:10 GMT

this is exactly what I needed.
Thank you Seth

Re: 'Cancel' Workflow ?

lucille_arkenst — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:35:42 GMT

Which version of Alfresco has the "Cancel Workflow" button?
(I have Community v3.3.0 and it only has "Manage Task" and "Reassign".)

Re: 'Cancel' Workflow ?

lucille_arkenst — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:03:44 GMT

Never mind… I answered my own question. Needed to enable the "My Completed Tasks" Component.