BPM + MDM Multi record creation

Question

Hi everyone!
We are developing Master Data Governance scenario with MDM + BPM. The key concept is creation, update and approval of MDM record in a BPM process. Tasks are human based.
So we came upon the following question.
Is it possible somehow to model the process in the way that Create Record task will include multi record creation. So that the user can create several records at once (one by one) - and they will then be maintained in a single process instance. It's also perfect if the user will see prior created records (during that specific process run of course) on his screen in a task UI. For example when user is creating the third record he can refer to previous two that he has already created while performing that task.
I must note that we are using CE 7.2 so that we don't have access to BPM API. That's a limitation.
Any guidelines or ideas on that case will be highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Peter

Answer 1

Hi Peter,
We have successfully implemented one such scenario. I hope you are using WDCs.
You can follow this approach:
1) Take ResultSet and ItemDetails WDC in wrapper DC application.
2) You can create record in ItemDetails and save it in MDM.
3) Retreive the record id of created record by ItemDetailsInterface.getRecord.getid
4) Set this record id in ResultSet's context i.e. RecordIDs.
5) Follow the same process again and you will have multiple records created. Also user can see the records created in the process.
6) While passing them, get the array of records from ResultSets context, you can read it and store it as a comma separated string context while passing to BPM.
7) In the, lets say, Approver screen, retrieve this comma separated stream of records and set again as a array in ResultSet of an Approver.
This way you can have multiple records created in a single process.
-Abhijeet