Business Action: Trigger STEP Workflow Event

This operation can trigger the creation of a specified workflow event on a node when the business action is executed.

For example, when a user completes a task and needs to move the object from one state to another outside of the workflow, running a business rule with this action can generate the event.

For more information, see the Business Rules and Workflows topic in the Workflows documentation here.

This operation can also be run via a Bulk Update, as described in the Workflow: Trigger STEP Workflow Event Operation topic in the Bulk Updates documentation here.

Prerequisites

Before using this operation:

  1. Ensure the workflow exists including states and events.
  2. Ensure the node is present in the state defined in the action.
  3. Create a business rule as defined in the Creating a Business Rule or Library topic here.

Configuration

  1. On the Edit Operation dialog, from the dropdown select the Workflow group and then the Trigger STEP Workflow Event option.
  1. In the STEP Workflow parameter, from the dropdown select the relevant workflow.
  2. In the Current State parameter, from the dropdown select the state that the workflow object must be in when the action is applied.
  3. In the Event parameter, from the dropdown select the event that the action triggers.
  4. In the Process Note parameter, enter a comment to be written in the state log when the event is triggered.
  1. Click the Save button to add the operation to the business rule editor.