topic Re: Input from user in Alfresco Archive

Input from user

ashok_kulhari — Fri, 08 May 2009 04:53:49 GMT

Hi all I have an requirement to create a workflow where at every activity /Task I have to get input from user and based on this input to task some action / or to same this input value in database .How can i provide a user interface where user can feed input .

Re: Input from user

ecm_daffodil — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:52:12 GMT

I have same problem

I have to provide user interface / forms /page gor input ……. while running workflow.

When user get the task in his Task Manager . He open a page and fill some entries .

Re: Input from user

xzemanek — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:17:53 GMT

Hi

I have exactly the same problem. I have a reassign transition in my workflow and I need to define a new assignee. It works in general, but is not ergonomic for the user. I was thinking about adding a javascript to the process definition which would open a popup with selection of assignee upon each reassign, but Alfresco's javascript does not support methods like window.showModalDialog() or even prompt().

I am wondering if anybody has a solution. In any case it would be very handy to implement showModalDialog javascript method in future release if such anything does not exist yet.

Thank you
Jakub

Re: Input from user

mrogers — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:57:59 GMT

The workflow is executing on the alfresco server, so any sort of script pop up would be problematic. The workflow should be operating on properties that are passed into the workflow engine rather than attempting to interact with a user.

This means that you would need to gather the user input in some sort of UI and then pass the values into the workflow. Which is how Alfresco Explorer and the "My Tasks" interfaces work.

Re: Input from user

xzemanek — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:06:11 GMT

Good to know at least. thanks