Script Elements for Workflows and Tasks in Workflows

You can use scripts to manage workflows and retrieve information and activation data about tasks in workflows.

Information about the Top Workflow

  • SYS_ACT_TOP_NAME

    Returns the name of the top workflow

    Predefined variable: &$TOP_PROCESSFLOW_NAME#

  • SYS_ACT_TOP_NR

    Returns the RunID of the top workflow

    Predefined variable: &$TOP_PROCESSFLOW_RUNID#

Information about a Parent or Superordinate Task

  • GET_PARENT_NAME

    Returns the name of parent task

  • GET_PARENT_NR

    Returns the RunID of the parent task

  • GET_PARENT_TYPE

    Returns the object type of the parent task

  • SYS_ACT_PARENT_NAME

    Returns the name of a superordinate task

    Predefined variables: &$ACTIVATOR#, &$PROCESSOR#

  • SYS_ACT_PARENT_NR

    Returns the RunID of the superordinate task

    Predefined variables: &$ACTIVATOR_RUNID#, &$PROCESSOR_RUNID#

  • SYS_ACT_PARENT_TYPE

    Returns the object type of the superordinate task

    Predefined variables: &$ACTIVATOR_TYPE#, &$PROCESSOR_TYPE#

Information about a Preceding Task

The following functions retrieve details of the task preceding the current task.

Information about the Current Task

The following functions retrieve details of the task that the script is written in.

  • SYS_ACT_ME_NAME

    Returns the name of the current object

  • SYS_ACT_ME_NR

    Returns the RunID of the current object

    Predefined variable: &$RUNID#

  • SYS_ACT_ME_TYPE

    Returns the object type of the current object

    Predefined variable: &$OBJECT_TYPE#

  • SYS_ACT_PTTYP

    Returns the partner type of the user that a Job is run by

    Predefined variable: &$PARTNER_TYPE#

  • SYS_ACT_USERID
    Returns the User ID that a job is run by from the Login object

Modify a Workflow

  • :REPLACE_STRUCTURE

    Replaces the content of a workflow with the content of another workflow

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