Query on using Fork or Loop Until Step type

[Mike Pokraka]

Fork =  Parallel
Loop = Sequential

Therefore you want to use a loop.

As you explain it, you want to treat a deadline as 'approved', so that's
the outcome you would implement in your deadline processing.


On Fri, June 1, 2007 2:09 pm, Albina Fernando wrote:
> Hi  All,
>
>
>    I have one scenario here. If I want the work item to be approved by
> many agents, then in that case will a fork be useful or Loop Until Step
> type. The scenario is such that if the 1st approver approves, then a work
> item should go to the 2nd approver, and if 2nd approver approver, then it
> should go to 3rd approver and so on till the 5th approver. If the 1st
> approver is not approving within a deadline date, then it should go to the
> next approver and so on. If i'm using Fork, how do I implement this
> scenario.  Should i create 5 separate branches for each approver. and then
> set deadlines for each of them. Fork is mainly used if the branches are
> functionally independant, but in this case each item is dependant on the
> previous one. i.e if one approves then it should go to the other.  When I
> want to send a work item to the next manager, should I trigger some event
> and then send it... how should it be
>
>   Can you please tell me which method would be better..?
>
> Thank you all for your support.
>
> Warm regards,
>
>
>
> Albina Fernando,
> Freescale ODC,
> L & T Infotech Ltd., Powai (W), Mumbai - 72.
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