Cannot find metadata values in workflow queue

Question

I need some help customizing workflow action menues in WF_INQUEUE_LIST.
What I´m trying is show actions depending on a customized metadata value.
I´m able to put certain javascript code in order to modify standard behavior if conditions involve workflow metadata (i.e. wfStepName, wfName) but what i need is doing the same based on custom metadata (i.e. xMyMetadata).
I have been looking for some information in doc but functions like wfCurrentGet or GetValue don´t work.
I´ve created a custom component with an html resource overwriting setup_workflow_action_popups.
Basically is the same code that original. There´s only a little change: in the Approve Link creation section I have put this code (is stupid i know)
+<$exec rsAppendNewRow("PopupProps")$>+
+<$exec setValue("PopupProps", "label", lc("wwApprove"))$>+
*<$if strEquals(dWfStepName, "TheStepName")== true$>*
*<$exec setValue("PopupProps", "function", "javascript:{alert('Workflow Step is <$dWfStepName$>');document.Approve_<$dID$>.submit();}")$>*
+<$else$>+
*<$exec setValue("PopupProps", "function", "javascript:{alert('Step is not desired one but <$dWfStepName$>'); document.Approve_<$dID$>.submit();}")$>*
+<$endif$>+
+<$exec setValue("PopupProps", "ifClause", "AllowReview")$>+
+<$exec setValue("PopupProps", "class", "workflow")$>+
+<$exec setValue("PopupProps", "id", "workflowApprove")$>+
This change works. But i need make the action depending on a custom metadata value i.e. xMyCustomMD
*<$if strEquals(xMyCustomMD, "")== false $>*
*<$exec setValue("PopupProps", "function", "javascript:{alert('<$xMyCustomMD$>');document.Approve_<$dID$>.submit();}")$>*
+<$else$>+
*<$exec setValue("PopupProps", "function", "javascript:{alert('Value not find');document.Approve_<$dID$>.submit();}")$>*
+<$endif$>+
I am not capable of retrieve the value of xMyCustomMD
How can i get access in this page to this metadata?
Thank you very much
Edited by: user9510270 on 28-feb-2011 7:52
Edited by: user9510270 on 28-feb-2011 7:53
Edited by: user9510270 on 28-feb-2011 7:55
Edited by: user9510270 on 28-feb-2011 7:56
Edited by: user9510270 on 28-feb-2011 8:01

Answer 1

Can you check what metadata you can see?
I gathered that you have an access to dWfStepName, and dID, but not to other metadata values - sounds like the values you can see are taken from workflow temporary files and if you want to have all the metadata of the item you will have to run a search query to get them. I would suggest to follow to other workflow screens (workflow_review_frames template), because there it is possible to see all metadata and you can get an idea what needs to be done.