Aha! Thank you - so does this mean that once I''ve instanciated the
workflow, I can just have the first task calling the edit handler that I
already have, and it will automatically call it against the object it's
created?
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From: Benjamin Elmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, 3 August 2000 2:30
Subject: RE: workflow invokers?
>Toby,
>
>If I read your question correctly, you are asking about what creates the
>object...
>
>On a <cfa_workflowinstancecreate> call, Spectra goes ahead and creates an
>instance of the artifact (the type assigned to the workflow) through the
>standard <cfa_contentObjectCreate> tag. After that, a
<cfa_workflowexecute>
>can be used to go ahead and let the owner of the first task to do its job.
>This is generally fired by the <cfa_taskExecute> tag, which in turn calls
>the method (through <cfa_contentObject>) against the objected created by
><cfa_workflowinstancecreate>.
>
>If you have a specific create/initialization sequence you need done,
>overload the default create method.
>
>When creating your methods, treat them like any other method you would
>create. There are some differences in data passed and what you can do with
>workflow specific tasks, but I will leave that to a different time...
>
>-b
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Toby Tremayne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 8:24 AM
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>Subject: workflow invokers?
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>Hi,
>
> When a workflow task has a method, which invoker does it use to run =
>that? The first task of my workflow needs to launch a plp which is used =
>to create an article. The plp is usually called from the edit method of =
>the object...=20
>
>my own invoker actually does a check and if necessary creates the =
>required object and calls the edit method on that object. I'm not quite =
>sure how to get the workflow task to do this...
>
>I have the edit handler, which calls the plp using the object id =
>assigned to it...
>
>I have an initiate handler which kicks of the workflow using =
>workflowinstacecreate and workflow execute and taskexecute etc etc...
>
>
>What I was hoping would happen, is that i could put the create method in =
>the method field for the task and it would run that, meaning my invoker =
>would use the create process then subsequently call the edit handler and =
>all would be peachy...
>
>but it isn't working that way. So hence my question(s) - what invoker =
>does the workflow use - and can anyone suggest how I might get this to =
>work?
>
>Thanks muchly
>
>Toby
>
>
>Toby Tremayne
>Code Poet and Zen Master of the Heavy Sleep
>Show-Ads Interactive Pty Ltd
>359 Plummer St
>Port Melbourne
>AUST VIC 3207
>+61 3 9245 1247
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><DIV><FONT size=3D2> When a workflow task has a =
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><DIV><FONT size=3D2>my own invoker actually does a check and if =
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><DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have the edit handler, which calls the plp using =
>the object=20
>id assigned to it...</FONT></DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have an initiate handler which kicks of the =
>workflow using=20
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>etc...</FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT size=3D2>What I was hoping would happen, is that i could put =
>the create=20
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>my=20
>invoker would use the create process then subsequently call the edit =
>handler and=20
>all would be peachy...</FONT></DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=3D2>but it isn't working that way. So hence my =
>question(s) -=20
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><DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks muchly</FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT size=3D2>Toby Tremayne<BR>Code Poet and Zen Master of the =
>Heavy=20
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>Melbourne<BR>AUST VIC 3207<BR>+61 3 9245 1247</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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