Start from Relation

The activity provides a data transfer between Valuemation and the Workflow. This special type of system activity implements an interface between the Relation and the objects it sends to the workflow.

All interface nodes are transient by default. The relations are used for example, in the Editor View, in your own custom view or in the Catalog tree view displayed in the SideBar.

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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.
Source type	The BOType will determine the places in Valuemation where the action which triggers this workflow can be mapped to. This setting is used in the Action Customizer, e.g. if the BOType is System, the action will be available only for mapping to the BOEditors working with the System BOs.
Attribute	The field that holds the relation (e.g. “locations”).
Target Type	Determines the relation to the target type (optional).
Only for to many	If selected, the action will be visible in 'to many' relation view only. Typically it is used for catalog panel actions.
Relation restrictions (the options in general)	The restriction for relation dependency of the source or target instances. The source restriction is applied only if the source object is persistent. The following restrictions are available: - Source is reation dependent - Source is not relation dependent - Target is releation dependent - Target is not releation dependent.

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 calling activity. The activity which represents the window where this relation occurs (the place in Valuemation this activity is run from).
Associationdescriptor	It represents the 'S3Association' object (i.e. the relation definition between two specific objects).
Attribute	Name of the relation attribute.
Catalog	Represents a catalog used in a to-many view.
Catalogpanel	The 'CatalogPanelWindow' object is meant for the advanced use in workflow scripts using API.
Containing object	The source object for the relation (i.e. the object opened in the Editor).
EditorView	The EditorView window object.
FocusedBO	The object which has a focus in the catalog.
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).
Modified	Boolean. It indicates if a user has made changes in the Editor.
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.
Out	Please see the common parameters/arguments.
Property descriptor	An object describing the attribute and relation.
QueryString	A condition provided by a user on GUI.
Rule	Not used.
Selected_bos_or_groups	The collection of selected BOs in to-many view.
SharedValues	Please see the common parameters/arguments.
Source type	The BO Type of the source object (i.e. the object displayed in the Editor).
Target object	The selected target object in the simple relation.
Target objects	The selected target objects in to-many relation.
Target type	The relation target BO type.