Re: {Spam?} Activities/Steps question

Hello Greg,

You have two possibilities:
1. Create your own assignment manager (for more details search Shark 
docs and mailing list);
2. Rethink your business process from workflow perspective.

Best Regards,
Monique

Dahl, Greg (BLM) - contr wrote:

> I thought about this Geeta. 
>  
> For instance - for one type of record, GroupOne is assigned StepOne 
> and GroupTwo is assigned StepTwo.
> But, I also have instances where GroupThree is assigned StepOne and 
> GroupTwo is assigned StepTwo.
> And, of course, instances where GroupOne is assigned StepOne and 
> GroupThree is assigned StepTwo.
>  
> I've got 500 different UserGroups as it is.  The number of existing 
> permutations is quite large.  Right now, they're kept in a relational 
> database table, keyed on the proper record attributes. 
>  
>  If I am thinking right, this means I would have to define a different 
> process for each possible combination of people responsible for the 
> flow.  Is that right? 
>  
> It could be done.  It would make my code very simple because now I 
> only have to figure out the correct process to start and I'd be done.  
> Setup would be tedious but possible.  However, the administrative 
> maintenance (as the users change their mind about who is responsible 
> for what) is the real nightmare.
>  
> Perhaps I'm thinking about those "swimlanes" all wrong.
>  
> Greg
>  
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
>     *Sent:* Monday, July 18, 2005 3:09 PM
>     *To:* [email protected]
>     *Subject:* Re: {Spam?} [shark] Activities/Steps question
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>     Hi Greg,
>
>     When I create my xpdl with JaWE, I place each activity in the
>     "swim-lane" for the user/group/role responsible for the activity.
>     And Shark certainly seems to be able to pick up this info nicely.
>      Is there any reason you don't/can't do the same thing?
>
>     Geeta
>
>
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>     *"Dahl, Greg (BLM) - contr" <[email protected]>*
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>     Forgive me if I get the terminology wrong:
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>     I created an XPDL document (using JAWE) that has five steps - in a
>     linear fashion.  Step two is always done after step one, step three
>     always after step two, etc.
>
>     When I _create_ the process, I already know which group should be
>     assigned to each step.
>
>     However, when I call the createProcess() method, and interrogate the
>     WfProcess, it appears there is only one activity (and that one only
>     exists after the start() method has been called).  
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>     Am I to assume there is no way to assign all of these activities
>     to the
>     proper owner when the process is created and I must assign them as
>     each
>     activity is completed?
>
>     Thanks,
>     Greg
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