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YanSavinsky's avatar
YanSavinsky
New Contributor III
2 years ago
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Running DM package from the BR and completing the workflow step

I would like to give my users the ability to launch the DM sequence from the workflow step. I have the dashboard with the button that passes the parameters to the DM package and launches the package....
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  • MikeG's avatar
    MikeG
    2 years ago

    Create 1 Dashboard Extender rule with 2 functions - one to Complete and one to Revert.  Do not do this by way of a DM Sequence.  There is no API for Refresh Application.  Take 1 step back to take 2 steps forward.

    Hope this helps!

  • FredLucas's avatar
    FredLucas
    2 years ago

    Hi YanSavinsky,

    I believe the following solution will give you what you are looking for with minimal changes to your existing logic:

    1. Remove the last step from your DM Sequence - EPU_Complete_WF
    2. Create a Dashboard Extender Rule that triggers the DM Sequence and updates the WF Status in case of success (see snippet below)
    3. Update the button to trigger this dashboard Extender Rule instead
    Case Is = DashboardExtenderFunctionType.ComponentSelectionChanged
  If args.FunctionName.XFEqualsIgnoreCase("ProcessDMSequenceAndUpdateWFStatus") Then
    '{REP_SolutionHelper}{ProcessDMSequenceAndUpdateWFStatus}{}
    Dim selectionChangedTaskResult As New XFSelectionChangedTaskResult()
    selectionChangedTaskResult.IsOK = False
    selectionChangedTaskResult.ShowMessageBox = True

    'Launch data management sequence
    Dim customSubstVars As New Dictionary(Of String, String) 'You can use this dictionary to pass on parameters to your DM Sequence
    Dim objTaskActivityItem As TaskActivityItem = BRApi.Utilities.ExecuteDataMgmtSequence(si, "Workflow EPU Process IFRS", customSubstVars)
    objTaskActivityItem = BRApi.TaskActivity.GetTaskActivityItem(si, objTaskActivityItem.UniqueID)
    If (objTaskActivityItem.HasError) Then ' -- If there were errors 
      selectionChangedTaskResult.Message = "Process completed with errors."
      Return selectionChangedTaskResult
    Else ' -- If DM sequence runs ok
      selectionChangedTaskResult.IsOK = True
      selectionChangedTaskResult.Message = "Process has completed successfully."
      ' You can paste and adapt your existing WF Status Update code here

      Return selectionChangedTaskResult									
    End If
  End If

     

    I hope this helps.

    Thanks,

    Fred

YanSavinsky's avatar
YanSavinsky
New Contributor III
2 years ago

Thank you, Rob and Sam!

Unfortunately using the "User Interface Action" properties of the button does not do the trick. Refreshing the dashboard manually does not work either, neither does reloading the dashboard by clicking on the workflow step in the period area of the workflow screen. The only thing that does work is clicking the "Refresh Application" icon on the top right of the Windows Client window.

Currently my button is launching the DM sequence and the last step in the sequence launches the BR that completes the workflow. It is the "extensibility" BR. My understanding is that "Extensibility" type of BR is the only flavor of BR that can be launched via DM step. When I tried to specify the Dashboard Extender rule in the DM step it generates an error on execution: "Invalid Business Rule"

I wonder if my option is to have my button launch the BR and that BR launch the DM sequence and complete the workflow?