Execute Decision Activity in PAPI

Hello,
I'm interested in a possibility to control a business decision (activity type "decision") from PAPI.
Could you please provide a code example for it?
For a simple decision activity a user can see in his workspace e.g. buttons "OK" and "Cancel" and then can decide by clicking on one of these buttons.
But how is it possible to do it programmatically using PAPI?
Thanks in advance!
Dimitri

Hi Dimitri,
The algorithms to present percentages in the decision activity presentation is embedded in the decision activity implementation in the engine.
You cannot execute interactive activities from PAPI that have UI associated to them (ie: interactive or global activities with a screenflow). The decision activity falls in this bucket.
However, you can use the HTTP/Servlet API (aka: WAPI) to trigger the execution of an interactive activity. You can look for "HTML API" in the Studio On Line Help for more information.
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