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