Condition of criteria workflow

Question

hi,
I have a question about creating criteria workflow by using ucm 10.1.3.3.3.
It seems in criteria workfow, I can have only one criteria definition, such as "Type matches mynews", is it possible to define combination criteria definition, for example "Type matches mynews" AND "...".
Thanks.
Best regards

Answer 1

Don't think of the workflows as railroads that only connect Points A and Z (and dead end). Rather think of them as city streets with many intersections and a traffic cop at each intersection directing flow.
A workflow step is an intersection with a cop. Sure, it is easy to create a one way street but then you lose the flexibility to reuse that street for anything else, no matter how close (parallel) it may run.
The first step in your workflow has an initial entry criteria - think of it as a toll gate. Establish security and one additional parameter. That is just to see who gets in the door. Security is really your biggest concern here.
Remember though that each step has events (traffic cops) that have a specific anatomy. (see the anatomy of a workflow step in the WF Implementation Guide on pp 88 here: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E10316_01/cs/cs_doc_10/documentation/admin/workflow_guide_10gr3en.pdf)
That single initial criteria you asked about is the toll gate and once through you have 3 separate opportunities (intersections) to route content. For example, your toll gate might say only cars (no trucks, bikes or pedestrians) can get onto this road.
Opportunity 1 is an intersection with a traffic cop (workflow entry event). This is where Jason was saying to put some additional filtering criteria. Essential the traffic cop tells only blue cars to continue and all others to exit. The blue cars continue on.
Opportunity 2 is a round-about with a traffic cop (workflow update event). The blue cars go around and around until something happens and they are told to either exit or continue on or go onto another road. You can count the times the cars go around, count the days the cars have been going around, wait for someone to approve the car, wait for N number of people to approve the car, wait for folks to reject the car, or any other event, trigger or action you can think of. The car either exits, goes on, goes back to where it came from or goes onto another road.
Opportunity 3 is another intersection with a traffic cop (workflow exit event). Only the blue cars that are told to continue on pass through this intersection and the cop gets one last chance to do something to the car (redirect it, tell it to exit, or modify it some way).
Then you are on to your next STEP in the workflow!
As you can tell the UCM workflow is less about linear progression and more about complex event processing in an editorial review kind of context.
Hope this helps!
Warmly,
Billy Cripe
Fishbowl Solutions