Re: OSWorkflow - initial action for steps?

This also sounds like there is starting to become a need for a higher level
"rule engine" to invoke doAction calls.

-Pat

> I'm trying to model some workflows that use asynchronous processing (by
sending JMS
> messages to some other system) in OSWorkflow and I'm finding it difficult.
I can
> create steps than have actions (called manually ala the example) that send
JMS
> messages, and I've created a JMS listener that waits for the reply and
invokes the
> proper action to "complete" the step and let it transition to the next
step, no
> problem..
>
> But once I transition to the next step, say "Step B", there is no way to
> automatically perform an action when the workflow transitions to that
"step" from
> somewhere else (maybe from a join, or from some other step's result). I
cant have
> every place that could possibly transition to Step B perform the JMS
action.. the
> same workflow XML would get propagated all over the place.. I want Step B
to
> perform the JMS action automatically whenever a workflow transitions to
it.
>
> Seems like what I need is the <initial-actions> stanza within a <step>
definition..
> That would allow the specified actions to occur whenever a transition is
performed
> to that step.
>
> What do you think? How hard woud that be?
>
> Can you think or any workarounds given the current model? There doesn't
seem to be
> any hook in the <step> definition that would allow me to perform an
action.. Makes
> it very difficult to use the product for workflows that are "automatic"
sorts of
> background flows, as opposed to users performing actions directly.
>
> -Greg
>
>
>
>
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