Start own WWF and CIP via More actions

In the Portal and Apps, you can perform workflow actions in the following areas using the More Actions button:

  • Object formats

  • Properties sidebar

  • Quick navigation

  • Favorites

  • Search results in the Portal search

  • My Tasks

In the Portal and Apps, you can extend the default actions in these areas to include the start transitions of your own AWFs and CIPs. The Additional actions attribute is available for configuration in the portal report and in the apps.

Note: Additional actions configured within an App apply only to that App. The configured additional actions are only displayed when the user is in this app.

Note: Additional actions configured within a Portal report apply only to that Portal. The configured additional actions are displayed only when the user is in this Portal.

Example: It is not yet possible to create an improvement suggestion in the Portal via More actions in processes:

Via the configuration of the Portal report, you can make the start transition Submit proposal available in all processes via the More actions button:

Instruction - Configure start transitions as an additional action:

  1. Under the Additional actions attribute, create the Additional action category:

  2. Open the properties of the new object

  3. Configure the action in the Configuration area:

    Attribute

    Description
    Display

    With this attribute you determine under which conditions the start transitions of the referenced workflow category are visible under More actions.

    Example: If you reference the model object category Process in the Display attribute, the start transitions of the referenced workflow category are visible in the additional actions of all processes.

    See also: How to configure the Display attribute is described in Visible (Evaluation).
    Workflow category Here you reference the workflow category whose start transitions are visible in the additional actions.
    Visible transitions

    This attribute is relevant if the workflow category has multiple start transitions. Here you can explicitly reference which start transitions of the workflow category are transferred to the Further actions. Start transitions that are not referenced here are not displayed in under More actions.

    Note: If the workflow category has multiple start transitions and you do not place any restrictions on the Visible transitions, all start transitions are included in the additional actions.
    Parent object Here you can configure a parent object. When the start transition is executed, the created object is assigned to this parent object.
    Parent attribute Here you can configure a parent attribute. When the start transition is executed, the created object is assigned to this parent attribute.

  4. Click Save in the dialog and in the toolbar of SystemAdministration

Result:

The start transitions of the referenced workflow category are visible in the Additional actions and can be executed: