Dynamic Parallel Processing Question

[Kjetil Kilhavn]

Onsdag 19. februar 2014 09.32.15 skrev Bratzler, Loren:
> I have a question about Dynamic Parallel Processing.  I am wondering if it
> is possible to pass results back to the multi-line element in the main
> workflow container from the LINE element in the individual parallel tasks?
You can change the assignment type from ASSIGN VALUE to APPEND TO TABLE in the 
binding from the parallell task back to the workflow container, that should do 
the trick I believe. 
I think the easiest solution would be to create another table container 
element and append to that - depending on how you plan on using this.
In a separate step (after processing of the parallell task was complete you 
could then replace the contents of the original table with the content of the 
return values table.

> Here is my test example:
> 
> I created a simple test workflow with a Dynamic Parallel Block (this is the
> only step in the test workflow): [cid:image005.jpg at 01CF2D55.799EBCF0]
> 
> 
> The Parallel Block is designated as ParForEach because I want the approval
> tasks to go to all approvers at the same time:
> [cid:image002.png at 01CF2D4E.28612D70]
> 
> The Parallel Processing for the block is based on the multi-line element
> TABLE_OF_APPROVERS: [cid:image003.png at 01CF2D4E.28612D70]
> 
> The TABLE_OF_APPROVERS element is a structure that has an Agent, an Item
> Number, and a Result field: [cid:image004.png at 01CF2D4E.28612D70]
> 
> I have set up the binding to pass the indexed multiline element of the
> workflow container to the LINE element in the step container.  I also set
> up a return binding to pass the LINE element back to the indexed multiline
> element.  This was what I was hoping would allow me to update the multiline
> element in the workflow container but it does not appear to be working:
> [cid:image007.png at 01CF2D4F.14A88B10]
> 
> For the User Decision step within the block, I have defined the Agent to be
> the Approver from the LINE element: [cid:image008.png at 01CF2D51.56F1ECD0]
> 
> And in the binding for the User Decision step, I am passing back _WI_RESULT
> to the User Decision field on the LINE element:
> [cid:image009.png at 01CF2D51.56F1ECD0]
> 
> When I test this in SWUS, I define two entries in the TABLE_OF_APPROVERS
> multiline element: [cid:image010.png at 01CF2D52.3E14C330]
> 
> The workflow runs and correctly creates two approval tasks as expected.  One
> user Rejects and the other user Approves:
> [cid:image011.png at 01CF2D52.3E14C330]
> 
> If I look at the containers for the individual Parallel Block steps, I can
> see that the LINE elements are getting updated with the User Decision:
> [cid:image012.png at 01CF2D53.999D6BC0]
> 
> [cid:image013.png at 01CF2D53.999D6BC0]
> 
> But when I look at the main workflow container, the multiline element did
> not get updated with the User Decisions:
> [cid:image014.png at 01CF2D54.5689D4D0]
> 
> So is it possible to do what I am trying to do here?  Can I pass results
> from the individual parallel steps back to the multiline container element
> in the main workflow?
> 
> 
> Loren Bratzler
> Norfolk Southern Corporation
> Email: loren.bratzler at nscorp.com<mailto:loren.bratzler at nscorp.com>

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