topic Re: how to create global process variables in Alfresco Archive

how to create global process variables

boneill — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:38:27 GMT

hi All,I have been pulling my hair out for two days on this so would really appreciate any pointers:I have a task that sets a variable called signOff to either true or false depending on whether I have collected a value from a user. I have debugged this and this part works:<task-node name="valid

Re: how to create global process variables

_sax — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:44:57 GMT

To be global, you could try to leave out the line
<action class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript">
leaving
<transition name="approve" to="signoffreceived" >
       <script>
    …
       </script>
</transition>
And you could try to define that variable in your model definition in the first task-node it occurs in.

I've, too been pulling on this topic, before.

Re: how to create global process variables

vinaxwater — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:02:17 GMT


<decision name="isViewed">
   <event type="node-enter">
        <action class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript">
           <script>
               <variable name="wf_reviewerCount" access="read"/>
               <expression>logger.log(wf_reviewCount);</expression>
          </script>
        </action>
        </event>
</decision>
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That code for Read parameter wf_reviewerCount :mrgreen: Options for access is: Read, Write or both Read and Write (e.x: access="read,write")

Regard
vinaxwater

Re: how to create global process variables

jayjayecl — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:30:29 GMT

The easiest way is to push your variable in the executionContext :

executionContext.setVariable("signOff", signOff);

You can do that either in a Java class, or in script… and signOff will then be easily accessible using
var signOff = executionContext.getVariable("signOff");

Re: how to create global process variables

kbootz — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:56:07 GMT

Create an event of type "process-start" and define your variables there, ie.,:

<event type="process-start">
     <action class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript">
        <script>
         <variable name="Thewf_CreatedBy" access="read,write" />
       <expression>
          Thewf_CreatedBy="";
        </expression>
       </script>

        <script>
         <variable name="Thewf_CreationDate" access="read,write" />
       <expression>
          Thewf_CreationDate="";
        </expression>
       </script>
     </action>
</event>