Enhancing the Application Block Flow 

Use

In this step, you will add the action that you have created to the existing Application block. In addition, you will configure the input and output parameters, as well as the roles in the block.

Prerequisites

You must have created the block as described in Developing Your First Process.

Procedure

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       1.      Open Guided Procedures design time, and browse to the Application block.

       2.      To open the block’s design time, select it and choose Open….

       3.      To switch to edit mode, choose  (Edit).

       4.         Make sure that Action is selected in the Item dropdown list, and choose  (Insert).

Browse the gallery to select Send Application Data, and confirm using Select.

Position the action after Enter Data, using  (Move Up) or  (Move Down).

       5.      Select entry Approve or Reject, and choose  (Update) to set the latest version of the action in the block flow.

       6.      Select the Application block again, and open the Parameters tab page.

You must group the parameters so that the output from the first action is used to fill in the input fields of the interactive form.

                            a.      To group the parameters, select those that you want to include in a single group by holding down the CTRL key and choose Group.

                            b.      Select Group Equal Values and enter a name for the group in the Name field.

                            c.      Choose Create.

To display data as required, create the following groups:

○         Consolidate all entries for First Name.

○         Consolidate all entries for Last Name.

○         Consolidate all entries for Education.

○         Consolidate the Languages structures. You can do that automatically, since their children are the same. A group is formed for every matching pair of child parameters.

This consolidation ensures that the output from the first action is used to fill in the input fields of the interactive form.

○         Consolidate the entries CommentField defined for Send Application Data and HR Associate Comment defined for Approve or Reject.

Example: Consolidate Parameters

       7.      Open the Roles tab page.

       8.      Select Processor of Send Application Data, and enter HR Associate in the Consolidate To field. Choose Go.

       9.      Choose  (Activate).

Result

You have enhanced and configured the Application block. You can now use it to create your first form process.