Changing the context of a subprocess
You can change the scope of a subprocess that you call from a flow. By running a subprocess in the context of a specific class or case, you can use properties, rules, and other functionality in your application that you cannot access from the parent flow.
- In the navigation pane of Dev Studio, click Case types, and then click the case type that you want to open.
- On the Workflow tab, click Life cycle.
- Click the process that contains the subprocess step.
- Click Open process.
- On the Diagram tab of the Flow form, double-click the Subprocess shape to open the property panel.
- Optional: To allow the parent flow to continue processing without waiting for this subprocess to return, select the Spinoff flow check box.
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Choose a context for the subprocess.
- To work on the current case, from the Define flow list, select On current page.
- To work on a specific case, from the Define flow list,
select On specific work item. Complete the Work
property, Class , and Page
name fields.Note:
If the case is open as a page on the clipboard, you can leave the Work property field blank.
If the case does not already have a page and you do not provide a page name, you application creates a page named
pyNextObj
,pyNextObj_1
, and so on. - To work on an embedded page, from the Define flow list,
select On embedded page. Complete the Page
property and Class field names.Note:
The Page property field must use a mode of
Page
,Page List
, orPage Group
.If you want to use a class that is not known at design time, in the Class field, you must enter a property reference or expression.
- Click Submit to close the property panel.
- Click Save.