| | Business Process Activities (tgbrg5122s000) Use this session to define the activity. Activity Type Part of a business process that depending on the type of
activity requires a certain action by LN or an LN user: Manual activity A task that cannot be automated Business process A hierarchical expansion of the business process Application A program that can run on the client or server and is
defined within a component release File-based (client) A file for which, based on the file extension, the
associated application on the client is started Sending trigger An attached business process that is started without user
interaction
Control Type An activity in the business process that represents a decision
moment. The designer of the business process defines with the help of static
and dynamic conditions for the outgoing transitions the route through the
process (which of the succeeding activities is carried out and in which order).
The different types of control activities are, for example, XOR, OR, and
AND. Application The function depends on the selection you made in the Activity Type.
These selections enable the field: Business Process (field description is Code) Select the business process. Application (field description is Application) Select the application. Argument The function depends on the selection you made in the Activity Type field. These selections activate the field: - Application (field description is Argument) Starts an
application with the given arguments.
- File Based (Client) (field description is File) Starts for a file the associated
application on the client, based on the file extension.
Examples - A path and file name. For example '
c:\data\memo.txt' - A workflow attribute which at run-time is substituted by
the actual value of the workflow attribute. To use a workflow attribute, a
dollar sign ($) must be placed in front of the workflow attribute name. For
example '
c:\data\$filename '. If the value of the worklfow attribute $filename is 'memo.txt', the outcome will be 'c:\data\memo.txt'.
Activity Description The name or description of the activity. The Link description Session/Business Process check box must be cleared to insert a description for the activity type business process or application. External Code A user-definable code that indicates the position of a model
item relative to other model items. Application Authorization This field, which only applies (at this moment) to ERP
sessions, indicate to what extent you can use the ERP session. You can only decrease the authorization
when linking roles to an activity or business process. Support Application One or more applications that can be linked to a business
process or an activity to help the employee carry out the process/activity.
Note that a support application can contain both applications and other support
applications. Activity Category A division within a system of classification. Most model items
can be categorized. AO Document A document that is part of the administrative organization in a
company and which you can link to an activity. Repository Help Help that provides general information about a model item.
Repository help can also be viewed from a business model. External Business Process Type Select one of these values: Formal External State Specify the formal external state of the formal business
process that you want to initiate from the current business process. The formal external state is a reference to
the actual external state. Formal External State The name or description of the formal external state. Actual External State Specify the actual external state of the actual business
process that you want to initiate from the current business process. The external state, in the business-process
diagram that you want to initiate, must first be created. You can then save the
business-process diagram to make the actual external state available to zoom
to. Actual External State The name or description of the actual external state. Receiving External State Select the external state where the business process must
continue at completion of the triggered business process. Note First define the external state in the
business-process diagram. Then save the business-process diagram to make the
external state available to zoom to. Receiving External State The name or description of the receiving external state. Container Activity If this check box is selected, the activity
instances are collected and scheduled to the workflow users as one. If one of
the workflow users carries out the container activity, the whole bunch of
collected activity instances (e.g. orders) can be handled. Automatic Execution If this check box is selected, the activity is
started automatically on the Workflow Server and is not scheduled to the
worklist of employees. Note Enabled if the Task Flow check box
is cleared and the Execute on Server is selected. Browse Record If this check box is selected, it is allowed to
browse between records. Note The LN session must be
workflow enabled. Save and Get Defaults If this check box is selected, it is allowed to
save and get the defaults. Note The LN session must be
workflow enabled. Start Query If this check box is selected, it is allowed to use
the filter. Note The LN session must be
workflow enabled. Browse Group If this check box is selected, it is allowed to use
the group buttons for browsing between groups. Note The LN session must be
workflow enabled. Rotate Currency If this check box is selected, it is allowed to
rotate currencies. Note The LN session must be
workflow enabled. Start Chart If this check box is selected, it is allowed to use
charts. Note The LN session must be
workflow enabled. Auto Refresh If this check box is selected, you can set the
refresh rate for those sessions that have the auto refresh option enabled. Note The LN session must be
workflow enabled. Text If this check box is selected, it is allowed to
create/modify/read text. Note The LN session must be
workflow enabled. Make Job If this check box is selected, it is allowed to
make a job. Note The LN session must be
workflow enabled. Start Option Via this field, which only applies (at this moment) to ERP
sessions, you can select the start option that automatically must be started at
session start up. Always verify if the startup option is
supported by the applicable ERP session. Specific Option This field is enabled if the Start Option field is set to Specific. Via this field, which only applies (at this
moment) to ERP sessions, you can select a Specific menu command of the selected application (ERP session). When the application is carried out the
Specific menu command is automatically started. Do Find first If this check box is selected, a Find Record is
performed at startup of the ERP session. Note The Do Find first check box is enabled only if you select Specific as the Start Option. For all the other startup options, this
is automatically carried out. User with Least Workload If this check box is selected, the activity instances are scheduled to the employee that has the least amount of
work assigned. The amount of work is calculated based on
the employment percentage and the number of activity instances on his or her
worklist. Make Activity Executor the Process Instance Owner If this check box is selected, the employee that
carries out the activity instance will automatically become its process instance owner. Activity can be skipped If this check box is selected, you allow the
employee to skip the activity instance. The employee can skip an activity
instance in the Worklist Handler, so the next activity of the business process can be scheduled. Change Priority allowed If this check box is selected, you allow the
employee to change the priority of the activity instance. The employee can
change the priority of an activity instance via the Worklist Handler. Process Instance Creator If this check box is selected, the activity instances are scheduled to the employee that is the creator of the process instance. The creator of the process instance is the
employee that initiated the process instance through the Worklist Handler. During the life cycle of the process instance the creator
remains the same. Process Instance Owner If this check box is selected, the activity instances are scheduled to the employee that is the owner of the process instance. The owner of the process instance is the
employee that initiated the process instance through the Worklist Handler. During the life cycle of the process instance the owner can
change. Executor-Specific Activity If this check box is selected, the activity instance is scheduled to the employee that carries out the activity
instance that you specified. Executor Specific Activity Select an activity ( position number) that
precedes the current activity. The activity instance may only be scheduled to the employee that carries out the
selected activity. Do not mix up the position number and the external code. The external code is displayed in the enterprise modeler editor the position number is managed internally. Supervisor Instance Owner If this check box is selected, the activity
instances are scheduled to the supervisor of the employee group in which the
process instance owner resides. The owner of the process instance is the
employee that initiated the process instance through the Worklist Handler.
During the life cycle of the process instance the owner can change. Supervisor Instance Creator If this check box is selected, the activity
instances are scheduled to the supervisor of the employee group in which the
process instance creator resides. The creator of the process instance is the
employee that initiated the process instance through the Worklist Handler.
During the life cycle of the process instance the creator is the same. Supervisor Executor-Specific Activity If this check box is selected, the activity
instance is scheduled to the supervisor of the employee group in which the
employee resides that carries out the activity instance that you specified. Principal Group Instance Owner If this check box is selected, the activity
instances are scheduled to the employees of the principal employee group in
which the process instance owner resides. The owner of the process instance is the
employee that initiated the process instance through the Worklist Handler.
During the life cycle of the process instance the owner can change. Extended Scheduling If this check box is selected, you can specify the
extended scheduling parameters on the Extended Scheduling tab. Principal Group Instance Creator If this check box is selected, the activity
instances are scheduled to the employees of the principal employee group in
which the process instance creator resides. The creator of the process instance is the
employee that initiated the process instance through the Worklist Handler.
During the life cycle of the process instance the creator is the same. Principal Group Executor-Specific Activity If this check box is selected, the activity
instance is scheduled to the employees of the principal employee group in which
the employee resides that carries out the activity instance that you specified. Number of Users to Execute Specify the number of employees that need to have executed the
current activity before the activity is removed from the worklist of all the
other employees to whom the activity was scheduled. Through this functionality you can, for
example, do an inquiry that need a specific number of people to respond. Percentage of Users to Execute Specify the percentage of employees, from the total number of
employees that had the activity scheduled to their worklist, that need to have
executed the current activity before the activity is removed from the worklist
of all the other employees to whom the activity was scheduled. Through this functionality you can, for
example, do an inquiry that need a specific percentage of people, to whom the
activity was scheduled, to respond. Elapse Days Specify the number of days that the instances of the activity
must remain on the worklist of the employees. To calculate the total elapse time add the
elapse hours. If you specify 0 this function is not
active. Elapse Hours Specify the number of hours that the instances of the activity
must remain on the worklist of the employees. To calculate the total elapse time add the
elapse days. If you specify 0 this function is not
active. Principal Group Executor Specific Activity Select an activity ( position number) that
precedes the current activity. The activity instance may only be scheduled to
the employees of the principal employee group in which the employee resides
that carries out the selected activity. Wfl Attribute with Execution Company Select a workflow attribute whose value is a company number. In other
words, make sure that the domain used by the workflow attribute is of type
company. By means of this functionality you can
start an application or business process, or trigger a business process in another company than the
current one. Supervisor Executor Specific Activity Select an activity ( position number) that
precedes the current activity. The activity instance may only be scheduled to
the supervisor of the employee group in which the employee resides that carries
out the activity selected. URL Uniform Resource Locator (URL). An address for a resource on
the Internet. URLs are used by Web browsers to locate Internet
resources. A URL specifies: - The protocol to be used in accessing the resource (such as
http: for a World Wide Web page, or ftp: for an FTP site).
- The name of the server on which the resource resides (such as
www.whitehouse.gov).
- The path to a resource (such as an HTML document or a file on
that server).
Option Authorizations If this check box is selected, you can specify the
extended startup options on the Option Authorizations tab. Triggered Business Process Select the business process that must be triggered in case you have chosen the Actual
Business Process option in the External Business Process Type field. Link description Session/Business Process The function depends on the selection you made in the Activity Type.
These selections enable the field: Business Process If this check box is selected, the description of
the business process is inserted
in the Activity Description field and used as the description for the current
activity. Application If this check box is selected, the description of
the application is inserted in
the Activity Description field and used as the description for the current
activity. If you clear the check box the description
remains and can be changed. Multi-User Activity If this check box is selected, you can specify the
multi-user activity parameters on the Multi-User Activity tab. Component A set of applications and their related data. Component Release The identification of the issue of a component. Executor Specific Activity The name or description of the activity. Supervisor Executor Specific Activity The name or description of the activity. Principal Group Executor Specific Activity The name or description of the activity. Task Flow If this check box is selected, the next activity
instance in the worklist of the employee that belongs to the same process
instance as the current control activity instance, is started automatically. Through this functionality the employee
only needs to seek and start the first (control) activity instance of a process
instance. The remaining (control) activity instances of the same process
instance, that are in the worklist of the employee, are started automatically
provided also these (control) activities have the check box selected. Note Enabled if the Automatic Execution is cleared. Trigger Whole Process If this check box is selected, you do not need to
specify an external state because the
begin state is used to trigger the business process. Original Activity A pointer to the original activity within a business process
version. This actually means that this activity is a
copy of the original activity. Therefore, if something changes to this activity
the original activity should (maybe) be adjusted as well. The pointer helps you
locate the original activity. Original Activity The name or description of the original activity. Execute on Server If this check box is selected, the activity is
executed on the Workflow Server. Without the Automatic Execution check box selected the activity is scheduled to the worklist
of the employees. An employee must start the activity that then is executed on
the workflow server. If you do not want an employee to receive
the activity in his or her worklist select the Automatic Execution check box. Task Flow If this check box is selected, the next activity
instance in the worklist of the employee that belongs to the same process
instance as the current activity instance is started automatically. Through this functionality the employee
only needs to seek and start the first activity instance of a process instance.
The remaining activity instances of the same process instance, that are in the
worklist of the employee, are started automatically provided that these
activities have this check box selected. Note Enabled if the Automatic Execution check box is cleared. Automatic Execution If this check box is selected, the control activity
instance is started automatically on the Workflow Server. Note Enabled if the Task Flow check box
is cleared. Confirmation needed If this check box is selected, the employee will be asked a
question when closing the activity instance. The question aks if the activity instance was carried out succesfully. If the answer is No, the activity
instance is not removed from the work list of the employee and can be started again. Note Not applicable for activities of type
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