Multi-line Attribute for WF Routing

[Susan R. Keohan]

On behalf Jim Sauceman (sauceman at utk.edu)...
 
>I need your help as to how to design and program Workflow (46B) to address =
the
>following situation:
>
>I am extending a business object to include a multi-line attribute for Fund=
s
>Centers. It will contain all the Funds Centers referenced by that particula=
r
>document. The number of occurrences could be anywhere from 1 to 999, but
>usually 3 or 4.
>
>Then, I need to develop a workflow to resolve a Standard Role (e.g. Departm=
ent
>Head) based on the value of each Funds Center and route the document to eac=
h
>one (in succession) until all have approved the document. For example, I wa=
nt
>the Department Head of the Funds Center of line 1 to approve the document
>first, then the Department Head of the Funds Center of line 2 to approve th=
e
>document next, and so on until all have approved it. If any one of them rej=
ect
>the document, the Workflow should terminate (with the document remaining
>unapproved) regardless of how many approvals have occurred thus far. It wou=
ld
>be acceptable to send the document to all approvers simultaneously, but the=
y
>ALL must approve the document before it can be processed. I have tested a
>single Funds Center being sent to my Standard Role (Responsibility Role) an=
d
>it routes the work item correctly. Now, I need to extend that functionality=
 to
>process a multi-line attribute for Funds Center.
>
>My questions are:
>
>1. How do I set up the workflow to examine the multi-line attribute Funds
>Center and send each line separately through Role Resolution so the work it=
em
>can be proceesed by each approver in succession?
>
>2. It is my understanding that once a document is released/approved, its
>status changes to released/approved. This condition will occur as soon as t=
he
>first approver acts on his/her work item. However, how can I make sure each
>approver releases/approves the document before =93officially=94 releasing i=
t?
>
>Your suggestions are greatly appreciated.
>
>Jim Sauceman.............................sauceman at utk.edu
>University of Tennessee..................Voice: (865) 974-2448
>Manager, Database and Technical Support..Fax:   (865) 974-4810
>Project IRIS Workflow Team Leader
>