Activity Parameter

Function / Meaning

Start possibility (the options in general)

Defines mode which the workflow is able to run in (to be launched in). Note that these options are interconnected and not all of them are available for selection in every activity.

Independent start: This option enables you to determine if the workflow can run individually in a new transaction.

Inside given transaction: This option enables you to determine if the (sub)worflow can take over and run in the superior transaction (i.e. in the parent transaction).

Can commit: You can decide if the workflow can commit the changes after it has reached the end (If it uses its parent transaction).

Musn´t commit: You can decide if the workflow musnt´t commit the changes after it has reached the end (if the worfklow uses its parent transaction).

Modal flag

Only the flag which could be transported. Please see also the common parameters/arguments.

Type

It is an optional parameter which defines that the activity will be executed just for the selected object type. You can have more start nodes in a workflow, each with a different object type.

The Object Type will determine the places in Valuemation the action which triggers this workflow can be mapped to. This setting is used in the Action Customizer, e.g. if the Object Type is System, the action will be available only for mapping to catalogs working with the System BOs.

Output Arguments

Function / Meaning

Action Context

The Action Context is provided as an output parameter of all "Start" nodes: Start From Catalog, Start From Sidebar, Start From Editor and Start From Relation. It provides the API Action object at the output. The output argument enables you to identify which particular action started the workflow.

Activity

The activity which represents the Catalog View.

BaseCatalog

It represents the catalog definition as it is defined in the Catalog Customizer.

Catalog

It represents the user catalog property.

Catalogpanel

The 'CatalogPanelWindow' object is meant for the advanced use in workflow scripts using API.

CatalogView

The 'CatalogViewWindow' object is meant for the advanced use in workflow scripts using API.

Condition

The search condition of a catalog displayed in the CatalogView.

FocusedBO

The object which has a focus in the catalog.

Hidden_condition

The used condition which is not shown to the user.

Modal flag

Please see the common parameters/arguments. In its rather uncommon role of the output parameter, the modal flag provides you with information whether the BOBrowser dialog box was started as modal or non-modal (i.e. which transition was used between the two dialogs).

Navigation

Provides the 'NavigationDataProvider' object which can be used by the 'Open Object in Editor' activity to show navigation buttons. These controls will allow you to go on to edit the next / prev business object contained in the catalog.

Object

The selected object in the CatalogView in the single-select mode.

Objects

The selected objects in the CatalogView in the multi-select mode. If the catalog group mode is active, it contains all objects of the selected groups.

Out

Please see the common parameters/arguments.

Progress Bar Holder

The object holding a progress bar definition displayed in the CatalogView.

Selected_bo_accordanceKey

The accordance key of the business object selected in the catalog. The accordance key is a technical object which describes a state of the object in a catalog. It enables the workflow designer to check if the object shown in catalog is accordant with the object in the database. The typical use is in status actions (workflows).

Selected_bos_or_groups

When the catalog group mode is active, it contains the selected groups. When the catalog group mode is inactive, then it contains the selected BOs.

SharedValues

Please see the common parameters/arguments.

Type

The type of objects displayed in the CatalogView.