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Change a workflow task description dynamically?

jdbrown — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:49:33 GMT

How would one go about changing the task description dynamically? I would like to append the content name (bpm_package.children[0].name) to the task node description so it is easier to identify in the "My Tasks to Do" dashlet.It does not appear that the bpm_workflowTask property is exposed in the J

Re: Change a workflow task description dynamically?

davidc — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:46:42 GMT

There's an example of this in the 2.1 wcm submit process…

  <task name="wcmwf:reviewTask">
           <assignment class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoAssignment">
              <actor>#{bpm_assignees.get(wcmwf_approveCnt)}</actor>
           </assignment>
           <event type="task-assign">
              <script>
                 if (wcmwf_reviewCycle > 1)
                    taskInstance.description = taskInstance.description + " (" + wcmwf_reviewCycle + ")";
              </script>
           </event>           
        </task>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: Change a workflow task description dynamically?

jdbrown — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:10:39 GMT

Thanks David!

Re: Change a workflow task description dynamically?

lucille_arkenst — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:17:19 GMT

Then how do you get a handle to the workflow so you can change its description?
(I want to create a standalone JavaScript that changes one workflow's description.)

Thanks!