Find User Workflow

Question

Hi,
I have a requirement of searching users from the end user menu, display search results, update teh fields and resources. The search is based on accountId. I have a form for this and on clicking search on the form, the WF gets called. The following is the WF i have for this:
<Activity id='0' name='Start'>
<Transition to='Check if user exists'/>
<WorkflowEditor x='9' y='55'/>
</Activity>
<Activity id='1' name='Check if user exists'>
<Action id='1' name='testUser'>
<invoke name='testUser' class='com.waveset.ui.FormUtil'>
<ref>WF_CONTEXT</ref>
<ref>waveset.accountId</ref>
</invoke>
<cond>
<notnull>waveset.accountId</notnull>
</cond>
<Transition to='checkoutView'/>
<s>Please enter a valid accountId</s>
</Action>
<Activity id='2' name='checkoutView'>
<Action application='com.waveset.session.WorkflowServices' id='0'>
<Argument name='op' value='checkoutView'/>
<Argument name='id' value='$(waveset.accountId)'/>
<Argument name='type' value='User'/>
<Return from='view' to='user'/>
</Action>
<Transition to='Display Search Results'/>
<WorkflowEditor x='84' y='164'/>
</Activity>
<Activity id='3' name='Display Search Results'>
<ManualAction id='0' timeout='2880' syncExec='true'>
<Owner>
<ref>$(WF_CASE_OWNER)</ref>
</Owner>
<FormRef>
<ObjectRef name='Display Results Form' type='UserForm'/>
</FormRef>
</ManualAction>
<Transition to='updateResources'/>
<eq>
<ref>formButton</ref>
<s>Save</s>
</eq>
<WorkflowEditor x='342' y='55'/>
</Activity>
<Activity id='4' name='updateResources'>
<Action id='1'>
<block>
<set name='user.waveset.resources'>
<appendAll>
<ref>user.waveset.resources</ref>
<list>
<s>AD</s>
<s>LDAP</s>
</list>
</appendAll>
</set>
</block>
</Action>
<Transition to='Refersh View'/>
</Activity>
<Activity id='5' name='Refresh View'>
<Action id='1' name='refreshView' application='com.waveset.session.WorkflowServices'>
<Argument name='op' value='refreshView'/>
<Argument name='view' value='user'/>
<Return from='view' to='user'/>
</Action>
<Transition to='End'/>
<WorkflowEditor x='265' y='162'/>
</Activity>
<Activity id='6' name='End'>
<WorkflowEditor x='405' y='164'/>
</Activity>
I find a disconnect in this workflow. Will calling the form in "Display search results" activity display the entire information from the check out view. How will the values from the ckechoutView be passed to this form?
Please help.
Thanks

Answer 1

I always found it more convenient / reliable to use action blocks inside activities.
Something like:
<Activity id='3' name='Provision'>
<Variable name='user'/>
<Action id='0' name='Get View' application='com.waveset.session.WorkflowServices'>
<Argument name='op' value='getView'/>
<Argument name='type' value='User'/>
<Argument name='id'>
<ref>WF_CASE_OWNER</ref>
</Argument>
<Return from='view' to='user'/>
</Action>
<Action id='1' name='Append Roles'>
<expression>
<block>
<set name='user.waveset.roles'>
<append>
<ref>user.waveset.roles</ref>
<ref>role</ref>
</append>
</set>
</block>
</expression>
</Action>
<Action id='2' name='Refresh View' application='com.waveset.session.WorkflowServices'>
<Argument name='op' value='refreshView'/>
<Argument name='view'>
<ref>user</ref>
</Argument>
</Action>
<Action id='3' name='CheckIn' application='com.waveset.session.WorkflowServices'>
<Argument name='op' value='checkinView'/>
<Argument name='view'>
<ref>user</ref>
</Argument>
</Action>
<Transition to='Notification'/>
<WorkflowEditor x='133' y='253'/>
</Activity>
PS: In activity 4 in your code, penultimate line should be:
<Transition to='Refresh View'/> (Refersh typo)