workflow::new (public)

workflow::new -pretty_name pretty_name [ -short_name short_name ] \
    -package_key package_key [ -object_id object_id ] \
    [ -object_type object_type ] [ -callbacks callbacks ]

Defined in packages/workflow/tcl/workflow-procs.tcl

Creates a new workflow. For each workflow you must create an initial action (using the workflow::action::new proc) to be fired when a workflow case is opened.

Switches:

-pretty_name (required)

A human readable name for the workflow for use in the UI.

-short_name (optional)

For referring to the workflow from Tcl code. Use Tcl variable syntax.

-package_key (required)

The package to which this workflow belongs

-object_id (optional)

The id of an ACS Object indicating the scope the workflow. Typically this will be the id of a package type or a package instance but it could also be some other type of ACS object within a package, for example the id of a bug in the Bug Tracker application.

-object_type (defaults to "acs_object") (optional)

The type of objects that the workflow will be applied to. Valid values are in the acs_object_types table. The parameter is optional and defaults to acs_object.

-callbacks (optional)

List of names of service contract implementations of callbacks for the workflow in impl_owner_name.impl_name format.

Returns:

New workflow_id.

Author:

Peter Marklund