[SOLVED] Workflow without a document?!

[decoy]

Hi, I am a bit new with Alfresco and I have  a question about Alfresco workflows.
I managed to make advanced workflow using jBPM and i made a custom screen for every node of my workflow. That all works fine for me.
Now I would like to start a workflow without a document. What I mean is that a user clicks on a menu item which will say i.e. "Start a workflow" and then i would love to show some screen in which will user insert some additional information like:
- Type of document (predefined)
- Some custom aspects

After insert of this data I need that my workflow create a document (or more documents) and start the workflow for it.

Is it possible and how?! Please if someone have some suggestion let me know.

p.s. I've searched this forum for a while before posting this thread.


Thanks in advance

[mikeh]

http://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?p=26684

Mike

[jayjayecl]

1/ Starting advanced workflow does not attach any document to the process

Solution : have a look at the webclient-config-workflow-actions.xml
See the param tag I commented.

Write it in your webclient-config-custom.xml

   <actions>
         <action id="start_workflow">
            <label-id>start_workflow</label-id>
            <image>/images/icons/new_workflow.gif</image>
            <evaluator>org.alfresco.web.action.evaluator.StartWorkflowEvaluator</evaluator>
            <action>wizard:startWorkflow</action>
            <action-listener>#{WizardManager.setupParameters}</action-listener>
            <params>
            <!–   <param name="item-to-workflow">#{actionContext.id}</param>  –>
            </params>
         </action>
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In this very webclient-config-custom.xml, you will find how to place the icon (of this action) wherever you want.

2/ Create the document programmatically

In order to do that, You will surely have to override the StartWorkflowAction.java, get a look at the foundation services in order to create and manipulate documents.


If you wish to, let's keep this topic alive, because I'll soon have to achieve the same thing :
1/ Bypass the first step of the workflow wizard : the type of workflow will have to be automatically selected, depending on the type of document that triggered the action
2/ Have this workflow's package hold no document at first
3/ Create and manipulate a new document that will be attached to the process

[decoy]

1/ Starting advanced workflow does not attach any document to the process

In order to do that, You will surely have to override the StartWorkflowAction.java, get a look at the foundation services in order to create and manipulate documents.


If you wish to, let's keep this topic alive, because I'll soon have to achieve the same thing :
1/ Bypass the first step of the workflow wizard : the type of workflow will have to be automatically selected, depending on the type of document that triggered the action
2/ Have this workflow's package hold no document at first
3/ Create and manipulate a new document that will be attached to the process

Actually I am now on phase 3/ and currently I have a problem how to attach new document to the proccess?!

In my transition i used script sown bellow

<transition to="node1" name="test_transition">
         <action class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript">
              <script>      
         var dest = companyhome.childByNamePath("User Homes");
               var file = dest.createFile("file_name");
               file.save();            
            </script>
           </action>   
</transition>

How can I attach my new created file to the process?

[jayjayecl]

You have to add it to the bpmackage

Maybe this will work :

bpm_package.children[0] = file;

[decoy]

You have to add it to the bpmackage

Maybe this will work :

bpm_package.children[0] = file;

Hm… This didn't work out for me

[jayjayecl]

any log message?

[decoy]

there is no log message

[jayjayecl]

try that one :

      <transition name="" to="end1">
         <action class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoJavaScript">
            <script>
               <variable name="bpm_package" access="read, write" />
               <expression>
                  var dest = companyhome.childByNamePath("User Homes");
var file = dest.createFile("file_name");
file.save();     
bpm_package.children[0]=file;   
               </expression>   
            </script>
         </action>
      </transition>
   
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And add this line to the end of your log4j.properties file

log4j.logger.org.alfresco.repo.jscript=debug

[decoy]

When I used the script above I have following error:

Caused by: org.jbpm.graph.def.DelegationException: Failed to execute supplied script: ReferenceError: "companyhome" is not defined. (AlfrescoScript#1)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.raiseException(GraphElement.java:387)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.raiseException(GraphElement.java:378)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.executeAction(GraphElement.java:281)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.executeActions(GraphElement.java:220)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.fireAndPropagateEvent(GraphElement.java:190)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.GraphElement.fireEvent(GraphElement.java:174)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.Transition.take(Transition.java:138)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node.leave(Node.java:394)
        at org.jbpm.graph.node.StartState.leave(StartState.java:70)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
        at org.hibernate.proxy.pojo.cglib.CGLIBLazyInitializer.invoke(CGLIBLazyInitializer.java:157)
        at org.jbpm.graph.def.Node$$EnhancerByCGLIB$$ea416026.leave(<generated>)
        at org.jbpm.graph.exe.Token.signal(Token.java:195)
        at org.jbpm.graph.exe.Token.signal(Token.java:140)
        at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskInstance.end(TaskInstance.java:485)
        at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.WorkflowTaskInstance.end(WorkflowTaskInstance.java:133)
        at org.jbpm.taskmgmt.exe.TaskInstance.end(TaskInstance.java:399)
        at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.JBPMEngine$26.doInJbpm(JBPMEngine.java:1693)
        at org.springmodules.workflow.jbpm31.JbpmTemplate$1.doInHibernate(JbpmTemplate.java:87)
        at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTemplate.execute(HibernateTemplate.java:372)
        at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTemplate.execute(HibernateTemplate.java:338)
        at org.springmodules.workflow.jbpm31.JbpmTemplate.execute(JbpmTemplate.java:80)
        at org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.JBPMEngine.endTask(JBPMEngine.java:1670)
        … 54 more