Local Workflow 

Purpose

Unlike a sub-Workflow, a local Workflow ( ) has full access to the data in the Workflow container. In the local container you can also define additional container elements. A local Workflow is started by means of a local event. You can use a local Workflow, for example, to model reactions to business exception situations. For example, if you model how an order is processed in Workflow, you can use a local Workflow to model how you want exception handling to function should the order be deleted. This local Workflow can be started by a local event Order Deleted and, for example, trigger a notification to be sent to the administrator.

A local Workflow is called asynchronously. This means that the caller step does not wait for the local Workflow to be completed. An instance of the caller Workflow can start multiple instances of the local Workflow.

Workflow Containers and Local Containers

The local Workflow has full access to all elements of the Workflow container of the caller Workflow. The local Workflow has a separate local container for each instance. The local container contains the elements of the Workflow container. You can define separate elements and complete them by using a binding or initial value.

Prerequisites

You have defined a local event in the caller Workflow to start the local Workflow.

You have created a Workflow pattern in which you can create the local Workflow.

Process Flow

       1.      Define the local event to start the Workflow in the version-specific basic data of the Workflow ().

       2.      Insert a process control at the required position in the Workflow to trigger the local event. 

       3.      Define a Local Workflow step at the required position in the Workflow.

¡        Enter the local event to start the local Workflow on the Control tab page. If you want to use data from the event in the Workflow, define the corresponding binding.

¡        Define the local container on the Local Container tab page.

The system inserts a Local Workflow step into the workflow definition. The start and end of the local Workflow are indicated by the Start () and End () icons.

You can then define further steps within the local Workflow.