IBM FileNet P8, Version 5.2            

Launch Step - Attachments view

The Launch Step page displays the properties, step names, participants, attachments and data fields available for the workflow. You can modify the existing values, but you cannot add more steps or more data fields.

Views

Select the type of information you want displayed:

Actions

The only action available is Launch. After you have made any needed changes to the work item, click Launch to complete the Launch process. Note that if you click Exit instead of Launch, the work item is canceled instead of being launched.

Attachments view options

Attachment lists either All Attachments or the name of a selected attachment. You can click All Attachments to move up in the path if you are viewing a specific attachment.

Attachments is displayed only if All Attachments is displayed. A list of attachment names is displayed. Click an attachment name to view or modify the document assigned to the attachment. InitiatingObject is the object or document that originally launched the work item: for example, adding a document from an entry template can launch a workflow.

Note: object name Once you have navigated to a specific attachment, the name of the assigned object is displayed. If no object has been assigned, the object is named "unassigned." You can assign an object or unassign an existing one.

To assign an object to an attachment

  1. Click the name for the attachment that you want. A description of the attachment is displayed.
  2. Do one of the following actions:
    • Assign a document, folder, or stored search from an object store.
      1. Click Assign below the description for the desired attachment object.
      2. The Assign Attachment - Select Item page opens where you can browse or search for the desired object you want to assign to this attachment.
      3. Navigate to the object store and folder for the desired object.
      4. Do one of the following to select the desired object:
        • If you are adding a folder or stored search, click Select <name>.
        • If you are adding a file, click either Select or Select from Versions for the desired file.
        • If you clicked Select from Versions, you need to select a version from the list.
    • Assign a document on a network drive or on a website.
      1. Click Assign UNC/URL below the description for the desired attachment object.
      2. Do one of the following actions:
        • To assign a document on a network drive, select the UNC file option. Then click Browse to locate the file.
        • To assign a document on a website, select the URL file option. Enter the full path to the file, such as http://www.website.com/file.htm.
      3. Click Assign.
  3. In the Launch Step page, click Apply.

To remove an assigned object:

  1. Click the name for the attachment that you want. A description of the attachment is displayed.
  2. To unassign the item, but keep the attachment placeholder, click Unassign.
  3. To remove the attachment placeholder, click Remove.

To add another attachment item (for an array attachment):

  1. Click the name for the attachment that you want. A description of the attachment is displayed.
  2. Click either Add New or Add New UNC/URL.
  3. If needed, select an object to assign to the attachment.

To launch the work item:

  1. If needed, modify the attachment assignments. See above procedures.
  2. If needed, modify the participants. See Launch Step - General view.
  3. If needed, modify the data field values. See Launch Step - Data Fields view.
  4. Click Launch.


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Last updated: March 2013
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