Step Reminder Notification (stp_reminder.msg)

The default stp_reminder.msg notification file uses the listed Process Engine variables. Some notification information is taken from the exposed log fields; if you disable the fields, you will not be able to use the field values in the notification. All field variables are case sensitive.

Field variable

Exposed

Description

$F_SUBJPREFIX

 

String containing the prefix for the subject line of the notification message.

$F_WEBSERVER

 

String containing the name of the Application Engine server a participant must attach to in order to respond to the notice. The name is also used to supply the background and notification type images. The web server value is taken from the vwserver.ini file on the Process Engine server.

$F_Subject

yes

String containing the subject entered by the user when a workflow was launched.

$F_Originator[1]

yes

Integer containing the user ID of the participant that started the workflow.

$F_StartTime

yes

String containing the time the workflow was created. With the exception of the initial work item of the workflow, it is different than the $F_CreateTime value.

$F_EnqueueTime

yes

String containing the time work item entered the queue.

$F_STEPLABEL

 

String containing the step label from the workflow definition.

$F_STEPINSTR

 

String containing the step instructions from the workflow definition.

$F_STEPPROC

 

String specifying the name of the processor the participant must use to complete the step.

$F_WORKQUEUE

 

String containing the work queue associated with the step or work item.

$F_WobNum

yes

GUID (Global Unique IDentifier). The GUID identifies the specific work item for the notification.

In addition to the default variables listed above, you can add optional variables in the notification file.

When shipped, the stp_reminder.msg file contained the following HTML formatting (the variables appear in bold text):

<$F_SUBJPREFIX Reminder: >
<html>
<head>
<title>Step Reminder Notification</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#6666FF" vlink="#C0C0C0" alink="#6666FF">
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong>Subject: </strong></td>
<td align="left"><$F_Subject></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong>Launched&nbspBy: </strong></td>
<td align="left"><$F_Originator[1]></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong>Launched&nbspOn: </strong></td>
<td align="left"><$F_StartTime></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong>Received&nbspOn: </strong></td>
<td align="left"><$F_EnqueueTime></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong>Step&nbspLabel: </strong></td>
<td align="left"><$F_STEPLABEL> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong>Instructions: </strong></td>
<td align="left"><$F_STEPINSTR></td>
</tr>
</table>
<hr>
<table>
<tr>
<td align="center">
<img border="0" src="http://<$F_WEBSERVER>/"/images/state/Reminder16.gif" width="16" height="16">
<img border="0" src="http://<$F_WEBSERVER>/"/images/type/QueueElement16.gif" width="16" height="16">
</td>
<td>
<a href="#" OnClick = "window.open('http://<$F_WEBSERVER>/"/eprocess/stepprocs/<$F_STEPPROC>?
queueName=<$F_WORKQUEUE>&wobNum=<$F_WobNum>')">Step Assignment...
</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<hr>
</body>
</html>