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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sounds like you have the sub Workflow functioning properly. Add a condition in the main Workflow using the container element (passed back from sub Workflow) to a branch for termination.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>Thomas</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hello Thomas,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks for your recommendation. I have already selected the second approach. I tried that yesterday using a condition but could not get it work. I want the condition if TRUE to terminate the workflow but I could not get the workflow to do it as it just creates a loop and returns to the main flow…..is there some syntax that can be inserted in the condition to make it terminate.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">regards</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Put the wait for event in the main Workflow process. Then you can control what steps are processed. If that design doesn't work for you then pass a container element from sub Workflow to main Workflow. Use this element to make decision on steps to process.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thomas Maue<BR><BR>--- On <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Wed, 11/4/09, david.s.dittmer@accenture.com <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><david.s.dittmer@accenture.com></SPAN></I></SPAN></B> wrote:</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">My workflow has a sub-workflow created in the middle of the main workflow. The sub-workflow has a wait for event step and when that step is triggered the sub-workflow runs to completion but at the same time the main workflow is triggered and activity steps are actioned which should not be triggered.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">My question is how can I develop the workflow that the completion of the sub-workflow will not trigger the main workflow to process unwanted steps. It is not possible to place the sub-workflow at the end of the main workflow. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I have checked the FAQ but could find nothing since I am sure that this issue must have arisen time and time again</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I am hopeful that an experienced workflow developer should be able to advise me how to solve this issue.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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