| # Business Process Activity by Model (tgbrg3122s000) Use this session to view all details concerning the activity and to define the activity's workflow definition. Related topics Workflow modeling procedure Activity Type An activity represents work to do. Application An application that is defined within a component definition. Application The description or name of the application. Argument Specify the argument that must be passed to a program that is to be started. The argument is used by the following activity types: Application Starts an application that must be defined within a component release. File Based (Client) Starts the application on the clientthat is associated with a file and is based on the file extension. Examples of arguments: A path and file name. For example `c:\data\memo.txt` A workflow attribute, which at run time is substituted by the actual value of the workflow attribute. To use a workflow attribute in the Argument field, a dollar sign ( `$`) must be placed in front of the workflow attribute name. For example, `c:\data\$filename`. Suppose the value of the workflow attribute `$filename` is `memo.txt`, then the actual argument that is handed over to the program is `c:\data\memo`. Activity Description The name or description of the activity. The Link Description check box must be cleared to insert a description for the application. External Code A user-definable code that indicates the position of a model item relative to other model items. Application Authorization Specifies to what extent you can use the ERP session. Support Application One or more applications that can be linked to a business process or an activity to help the employee carry out the process/activity. Note that a support application can contain both applications and other support applications. Support Application The description or name of the support application. Activity Category A division within a system of classification. Most model items can be categorized. Activity Category The description or name of the category. AO Document A document that is part of the administrative organization in a company and which you can link to an activity. AO Document The description or name of the AO document. Repository Help If this check box is selected, repository Help is available, which provides you with further information about the activity. Model-Specific Help If this check box is selected, model-specific Help is available, which provides you with further information about the activity. External Business Process Type You can view the value that you selected in the Business Process Activities (tgbrg5122s000) session. Receiving External State In case of an: Actual business process The external state where the business process waits until the triggered business process is ready. Answer The external state where the triggered business process must send the answer that it is ready. Automatic Execution If this check box is selected, the activity is started automatically on the Workflow Server and is not scheduled to the worklist of employees. Note Enabled if the Task Flow check box is cleared and the Execute on Server Execute on Server is selected. Browse Record If this check box is selected, it is allowed to browse between records. Save & Get Defaults If this check box is selected, it is allowed to save and get defaults. Start Query If this check box is selected, it is allowed to use the filter. Browse Group If this check box is selected, it is allowed to use the group buttons for browsing between groups. Rotate Currency If this check box is selected, it is allowed to rotate currencies. Start Chart If this check box is selected, it is allowed to use charts. Auto Refresh If this check box is selected, you can set the refresh rate for those sessions that have the auto refresh option enabled. Text If this check box is selected, it is allowed to create/modify/read text. Make Job If this check box is selected, it is allowed to make a job. Start Option Here a startup option can be selected that only applies to ERP sessions. Specific Option The specific option that is started at ERP session startup. User with Least Workload If this check box is selected, the activity instances are scheduled to the employee that has the least amount of work assigned. The amount of work is calculated based on the employment percentage and the number of activity instances on his or her worklist. Related topics example of scheduling Make Activity Executor the Process Instance Owner If this check box is selected, the employee that carries out the activity instance will automatically become its process instance owner. Related topics example of scheduling Activity can be skipped If this check box is selected, the employee is allowed to skip the activity in the Worklist Handler. Change Priority allowed If this check box is selected, the employee is allowed to change the priority of the activity in the Worklist Handler. Specific Employee Group If this check box is selected, you can specify an employee group to which the activity instances must be scheduled. Related topics example of scheduling Specific Employee Group The employee group that may have the activity instances scheduled to their worklist. Process Instance Creator If this check box is selected, the activity instances are scheduled to the employee that is the creator of the process instance. The creator of the process instance is the employee that initiated the process instance through the Worklist Handler. During the life cycle of the process instance the creator remains the same. Related topics example of scheduling Process Instance Owner If this check box is selected, the activity instances are scheduled to the employee that is the owner of the process instance. The owner of the process instance is the employee that initiated the process instance through the Worklist Handler. During the life cycle of the process instance the owner can change. Related topics example of scheduling Executor-Specific Activity If this check box is selected, the activity instance is scheduled to the employee that carries out the activity instance that you specified. Related topics example of scheduling Executor-Specific Activity Select an activity (position number) that precedes the current activity. The activity instance may only be scheduled to the employee that carries out the selected activity. Do not mix up the position number and the external code. The external code is displayed in the enterprise modeler editor the position number is managed internally. Extended Scheduling If this check box is selected, the Extended Scheduling tab is enabled. Number of Users to Execute The number of employees that need to have carried out the current activity before the activity is removed from the work list of all the employees to whom the activity was scheduled. Through this functionality you can, for example, do an inquiry that needs a specific number of people to respond. Percentage of Users to Execute The percentage of employees that must have carried out the current activity, before the activity is removed from the work list of all the employees to whom the activity was scheduled. The number of employees is derived from the total number of employees that had the activity scheduled to their worklist, This functionality enables you to do an inquiry that needs a specific percentage of employees to respond. Elapse Days The number of days that the instances of the activity must remain on the worklist of the employees. To calculate the total elapse time add the elapse hours. If you specify 0 this function is not active. Elapse Hours The number of hours that the instances of the activity must remain on the worklist of the employees. To calculate the total elapse time add the elapse days. If you specify 0 this function is not active. Execution Company In case of an activity of type application , business process or sending trigger the field contains the workflow attribute that holds the company where to execute the application, business process or triggered business process. URL Uniform Resource Locator (URL). An address for a resource on the Internet. URLs are used by Web browsers to locate Internet resources. A URL specifies: The protocol to be used in accessing the resource (such as http: for a World Wide Web page, or ftp: for an FTP site). The name of the server on which the resource resides (such as www.whitehouse.gov). The path to a resource (such as an HTML document or a file on that server). Option Authorizations If this check box is selected, the Option Authorizations tab is enabled. Application The business process to trigger. Link Description If this check box is selected, the description of the application or business process is inserted in the Activity Description field is and used as the description for the activity. Multi-User Activity If this check box is selected, the Multiuser Activity tab is enabled. Component A set of applications and their related data. Component Release The identification of the issue of a component. Component Release The description or name of the component release. Start Up Type of Session The start up type of the ERP session. Target Date Mode Determines how the deadline date must be interpreted by the Workflow Management System. Relative Target Date The date and time when a process instance must be finished. See also: target date mode Calculated Target Date The date and time formula that is used to calculate target date and time. Related topics Calculated date and time formula definitions Relative Target Date Time The date and time when a process instance must be finished. See also: target date mode Norm Days Average time needed to finish a business process or an activity. Norm Time Average time needed to finish a business process or an activity. Timer Mode Determines how the timer must be interpreted by the Workflow Management System. Relative timer date The relative date when the activity instance is scheduled to a workflow user. Calculated timer The calculated date and time formula. Relative timer time The relative time when the activity instance is scheduled to a workflow user. Do Find first If this check box is selected, a find record is performed at session startup. Execute on Server If this check box is selected, the activity is executed on the Workflow Server. Without the Automatic Execution check box selected the activity is scheduled to the worklist of the employees. An employee must start the activity that then is executed on the workflow server. If you do not want an employee to receive the activity in his or her worklist select the Automatic Execution check box. Confirmation needed If this check box is selected, the employee will be asked a question when closing the activity. The question asks if the activity was carried out succesfully. If not, the employee must answer No, and the activity remains in his or her work list. Run Program If you click this button (or command) the application is started. Edit Repository Help This command opens the Text Editor so that you can create Help at the repository level. View Repository Help If you click this button (or command), the repository help text is displayed. Edit Model Specific Help If you click this button (or command), the Text Editor is started so that you can create model-specific Help. View Model Specific Help If you click this button (or command), the model-specific Help is displayed. Open Starts the associated Web browser on the client for the specified URL. |