Activity step - assignments
Use the Assignments tab to specify values for data fields, attachments, and workflow groups,
to assign a milestone for the selected
step, or to specify attribute values for the selected step.
Field assignment
You can specify values that Process Engine (PE) assigns to any data field, attachment, or workflow group either before
the selected step executes or after the processing of the step is complete.
These assignments occur outside the processing of the previous or next step.
To assign values to fields in a step
- If necessary, select the step on the map, then click the Assignments
tab in the Properties pane.
- Select Before Execution to assign
the values or milestones before the step executes; select After
Completion to assign the values after the processing of the step
is complete.
- Click in the Name field and select a field
to assign.
- Enter an expression to assign. The expression must evaluate to the
data type of the field that you selected in step 3. See the Expression
builder dialog for information about defining an expression.
- Repeat for each value you want to assign.
Milestone
On the Assignments tab, you can assign a milestone that will log
a specific message either before the step executes or after the step is complete. See Define
a milestone for more information.
To specify a milestone before or after the selected step
- On the Assignments tab, select Before
Execution or After Completion.
- Select the milestone to assign.
Attributes
You can specify custom values as attributes of a specific step. The value exists only while the step
is active; they cannot be used by another step in the workflow.
To assign an attribute for the selected step
- On the Attributes tab (for Activity steps, use the Assignments tab), enter a name for the attribute.
NOTE The following items are currently reserved for IBM FileNet use in specifying custom step icons.
- UI_IconName - the name of a family of step icons.
- UI_Start_IconName - the name of a custom icon for the first step in a submap
- UI_StepPropertiesPanelClass - the full package name for a custom step properties panel.
- Specify the data type of the attribute.
- Enter attribute value. The value must be a literalexpressions are not supported.