Name
global.WorkflowChooser
Description
Choose/run workflows for specific actions/tables.
Script
/**
* Choose a workflow based on some criteria.
*
* @author: John Maher
*/
var WorkflowChooser = Class.create();
WorkflowChooser.prototype = {
initialize: function() {
},
/**
* Choose a workflow from a task_action_workflow record that matches
* the given action and tablename of the given record.
*/
chooseWorkflowForAction: function(action, current) {
if (!(current && (typeof current['getTableName'] == 'function')))
return '';
actionWf = this.chooseWorkflowForActionByTable(action, current.getTableName());
gs.log('Next action: ' + actionWf);
return actionWf;
},
/**
* Find a workflow from task_action_workflow for the specified
* action against a given table.
*/
chooseWorkflowForActionByTable : function(action, tableName) {
var actionMappings = new GlideRecord('task_action_workflow');
//actionMappings.addQuery('table', current.sys_class_name);
// Using GlideRecord.getTableName is more robust than relying on sys_class_name field
actionMappings.addQuery('table', tableName);
actionMappings.addQuery('action', action);
actionMappings.query();
if (!actionMappings.next())
return '';
return '' + actionMappings.workflow.name;
},
/**
* Run the workflow that is mapped to the designated action passing it the
* given current record and optional workflow variables.
*
* @param action - the name of the action as mapped in the task_action_workflow table.
* @param current - a vm instance record (e.g. My Services portal)
* @param wfVars - [optional] workflow variables to pass into the flow.
*
*/
runWorkflowForAction: function(action, current, wfVars) {
var wfName = this.chooseWorkflowForAction(action, current);
if (gs.nil(wfName))
return;
var vars = wfVars == undefined ? {} : wfVars;
vars.u_action = action;
return this.runWorkflowForName(wfName, current, vars);
},
runWorkflowForName: function(wfName, current, wfVars) {
var wf = new Workflow();
var workflowId = wf.getWorkflowFromName( wfName );
if (gs.nil(workflowId)) {
gs.log('workflow: ' + wfName + ' not found');
return;
}
var contextId = wf.startFlow(workflowId, current, '', wfVars);
current.update();
return contextId;
},
type: 'WorkflowChooser'
};
Sys ID
ff8fb75397732000adcad4541b2975f5