Values in parallel flow are not getting reflected

Question

Hi ,
I have split in one of my auto activity.In this split one of flow I am changing instance variable (boolean) value.But this value is not getting reflected in second flow.Is there any way to set this value.
Please help me
Thanks
Sailendra

Answer 1

Yes - you can use your Split / Join design pattern for what you're trying to do. You just need to add one more thing.
This is going to take a knowledge of:
<li> Correlation - initiate and terminate methods
<li> Notification using logic from a screenflow and
<li> Message Wait activity with an Interrupt property
It might seem like a lot, but if all you have is JMS then it's what I'd suggest.
1. Create a correlation just after the Split and before your Automatic activity. The purpose of this correlation is to be the receptor of a notification when you want to eliminate the time loop. The logic for this looks like this:
args[] = clientCaseId
args[] = productId
Correlation.initiate(name : "documentRetrieval", values : args)2. Add a Message Wait activity in your process. If you call it "WaitForEarlyReleaseCompletion" you might find that the logic in the step 4 is helpful. Have its property set to "Allows interruptions" and "External". Add this activity outside of the process's flow. Right mouse click the Messsage Wait activity -> click "Argument Mapping" -> click on the arguments icon in this dialog and add the (two in the example) argument variables you want to use to notify the correlation (clientCaseId and productId in this example). Click the "Correlations" icon in this dialog (two to the right of the arguments icon). In the left panel add a new correlation (name it case sensitive "documentRetrieval" for this example). Right click this new correlation and give it properties (the variables you want to use for the correlation - in this example "clientCaseId", "productId". Select the correlation and click the right arrow to move the correlation to the upper right portion of the dialog. Leave "Initiate" set to "No". In the lower right portion of the dialog, map the correlation's properties (again clientCaseId and productId in this example) to the incoming argument variables you just created (also called clientCaseId and productId in this example). Click OK
3. This standalone activity needs to flow to an Automatic activity outside of the process. The logic in this Automatic activity needs two lines:
// this assumes your time interval in your due transition is called "myTimer" and you just
//   want to stop it
myTimer = null
action = BACK4. Inside your screenflow, in an Automatic Task send a notification to the Message Wait activity using the same correlation values (e.g. "clientCaseId" and "productId") you used earlier in the correlation intiate method.
args as Any[Any]
args["clientCaseId"] = clientCase.clientCaseId
args["productId"] = clientCase.products.first.product.productId
send(Notification, processId : "/DepartmentApprovals",
                                        activityName : "WaitForEarlyReleaseCompletion",
                                        arguments : args,
                                        argumentSetName : "WaitForEarlyReleaseCompletionIn")Dan