The default trk_stp_deadline.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 a user when the workflow was launched. |
$F_Originator[1] |
yes |
Integer containing the user ID of the participant who 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_STEPLABEL |
|
String containing the step label from the workflow definition. |
$F_BoundUserId[1] |
yes |
Integer indicating whether the work item is bound to a user. If the work item is bound, lists the user ID of the binding user; 0 means that the work item is not bound (in the work queue). |
$F_EnqueueTime |
yes |
String containing the time work item entered the queue. |
$F_TimeStamp |
yes |
String containing the time the overdue event occurred. |
In addition to the default variables listed above, you can add >optional variables in the notification file.
When shipped, the trk_stp_deadline.msg file contained the following HTML formatting (the variables appear in bold text):
<$F_SUBJPREFIX Overdue Step: >
<html>
<head>
<title>Step Overdue Notification</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#FF0000" vlink="#C0C0C0"
alink="#FF0000">
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong>Subject: </strong></td>
<td align="left"><$F_Subject></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong>Launched By: </strong></td>
<td align="left"><$F_Originator[1]></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong>Launched On: </strong></td>
<td align="left"><$F_StartTime></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong>Step Label: </strong></td>
<td align="left"><$F_STEPLABEL> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong>Participant: </strong></td>
<td align="left"><$F_BoundUserId[1]></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong>Received On: </strong></td>
<td align="left"><$F_EnqueueTime></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong>Deadline: </strong></td>
<td align="left"><font color="red"><$F_TimeStamp>
(OVERDUE!)</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<hr>
<table>
<tr>
<td align="center">
<img border="0" src="http://<$F_WEBSERVER>/"/images/state/Expired16.gif"
width="16" height="16">
<img border="0" src="http://<$F_WEBSERVER>/"/images/type/LogElement16.gif"
width="16" height="16">
</td>
<td>
<a href="#" OnClick = "window.open('http://<$F_WEBSERVER>/"/eprocess/WcmTracker.jsp?
queueName=<$F_WORKQUEUE>&wobNum=<$F_WobNum>')">Tracking
Assignment...
</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<hr>
</body>
</html>