Setting Launch on Demand for a workflow

Use the Workflow Designer (Advanced) application to set a Launch on Demand flag for a workflow if the workflow is designed to be run from the Workflow Launcher application.

About this task

When a workflow is launched from the Workflow Launcher, a new instance of the object type associated with the workflow is created, and routed into the workflow.

The Launch on Demand flag can be set if the workflow is active and its object type is supported for use with the Workflow Launcher application. Objects defined in the rba.lod.objects system property are eligible for Launch on Demand.

In addition, the object that is created when a workflow is launched using the Workflow Launcher can be classified automatically, prior to routing the object into the workflow by selecting an Object Classification in the Launch On Demand Details section on the Canvas tab. For example, the workflow may be designed to process a Change record, and expects the Change record to be classified as an Emergency change, with a particular set of specification attributes. To define the classification that is to be used when creating and routing the object (a Change, for example), select an Object Classification in the Launch On Demand Details section on the Canvas tab.
Note: This is not the same as the classification defined for the workflow to classify workflow instance objects (WFINSTANCE).

Procedure

  1. Select a workflow process from the Processes list.
  2. Click the Enable Process for Launch-on-demand action. If the workflow's object type is not defined in the rba.lod.objects system property file, Launch on Demand is not supported for that object, and an error message displays if the user tries to enable Launch on Demand. Required attributes associated with objects added to this system property must have default values.


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