How to multiple DCOs

Question

Hi,
is it possible to have multiple DCOs? Because we want to have a different workflow for different documents.
How to do this?
thanks,

gopikrishnan · Answer

Hi Dkahraman
Yes, it is possible to have different workflow for different documents. You can create different workflows and can have action submit to Workflow from item which will open a form where user will select the workflow and you need to instantiate the workflow dynamically. Instead of action, you can also run the method on selection of document classification to achieve this.

dkahraman · Answer

is there any sample code? I've tried something else but it's not working.

gopikrishnan · Answer

Hi Dkahraman
I have not tested but you can try the below
Prerequisites:
Create Multiple Workflows and add to Document item type and ensure that Assignments are added in Workflows
Create Custom Form name : Workflow_Form&nbsp;with Document Number, Drop Down list for selecting Workflow, Submit Button and Close button
Create Action named Submit Workflow --&gt; Item, Client, None and Method&nbsp;
Create Method 1: Name: &nbsp;Submit_workflow and add to action created above.
//debugger;var inn = this.getInnovator();var isLocked = this.getLockStatus();if (isLocked !== 0){ alert("Unlock the document to start workflow"); return;} //Check whether the item already associated to any other workflowvar wfProcess = inn.newItem("Workflow Process","get");wfProcess.setProperty("name",this.getProperty("item_number"));wfProcess = wfProcess.apply();var wfCount = wfProcess.getItemCount();if ( wfCount !== 0){ alert("Workflow Process already exists for this document"); return;}
//load workflow formvar formItem = new Item("Form", "get");formItem.setAttribute("select", "id");formItem.setProperty("name", "Workflow_Form");formItem = formItem.apply();if( formItem.isError()){ alert("Error loading form"); return;}
// Set Parametersvar param = top.aras.newObject();param.title = "Select Workflow";param.formId = formItem.getItemByIndex(0).getID();param.item = this;param.aras = top.aras;options= { dialogWidth: 700, dialogHeight: 200, resizable: 'no' };var res = top.aras.modalDialogHelper.show('DefaultModal', window, param, options, 'ShowFormAsADialog.html');
In&nbsp;Workflow_Form, onform populated form event, add the below method to load the drop down list of workflow
Create Method 2 : Add_DropDownList_Workflow (Ensure that your form has&nbsp;workflow_dropdown field
var inn = document.thisItem.getInnovator();var workflowField = getFieldByName("workflow_dropdown").getElementsByTagName("select")[0];// clear Listvar listCount = workflowField.options.length;for (var i = 0; i &lt; listCount; i++) { workflowField.remove(workflowField.options);}workflowField.options[0] = new Option("","");listCount = 1;// Workflow associated with Documentvar item = inn.newItem("ItemType","get");item.setProperty("name","Document");item = item.apply();if(item.isError()){ top.aras.AlertError(item.getErrorDetail()); return;}var workflowList= inn.newItem("Allowed Workflow","get");workflowList.setProperty("source_id",item.getID()); workflowList = workflowList.apply();if(workflowList.isError()){ alert("Cannot fetch Workflow for Document"); return;}var count = workflowList.getItemCount();if (count === 0){ alert("No allowed Workflow linked with Document"); return;}for (var i = 0; i &lt; count; i++) { var listVal = workflowList.getItemByIndex(i); var workflow = listVal.getRelatedItem(); var workflowName = workflow.getProperty("name"); workflowField.options = new Option(workflowName,workflowName); listCount++;}return;
In&nbsp;Workflow_Form, &nbsp;Submit button, Create On Click&nbsp;field&nbsp;event, add the below method
Create Method 3: Instantiate_Workflow
//debugger;var inn = document.thisItem.getInnovator();document.getElementById("MainDataForm").submit.disabled = true;var workflowField = getFieldByName("workflow_dropdown").getElementsByTagName("select")[0];var workflowName = workflowField.options[workflowField.selectedIndex].value;
//Document for workflowvar documentNo = document.forms[0].item_number.value;
var documents = inn.newItem("Document","get");documents.setProperty("item_number",documentNo);documents = documents.apply();if(documents.isError()){ alert(documents.getErrorDetail()); document.getElementById("MainDataForm").submit.disabled = false; return;}var documentID = documents.getID();
var workflowItem = inn.newItem("Workflow Map","get");workflowItem.setProperty("name",workflowName);workflowItem = workflowItem.apply();if(workflowItem.isError()){ alert(workflowItem.getErrorDetail()); document.getElementById("MainDataForm").submit.disabled = false; return;}var mapId = workflowItem.getID();var workflow = documents.instantiateWorkflow(map_ID);if (workflow.isError()){ alert("Error starting workflow"); document.getElementById("MainDataForm").submit.disabled = false; return;}else { workflow.apply("startWorkflow"); alert("Workflow Started Successfully."); closeWindow(); return;}

gopikrishnan · Answer

Hi Dkahraman
I cannot able to share the method here as the size exceeds the allowed limit and it is marked as SPAM.

dkahraman · Answer

we wrote something like this but there is no active state within the workflow process and no assignment task is created.

....
Item wflMap = inn.getItemByKeyedName("Workflow Map", wflMapName);
Item wfl = this.instantiateWorkflow(wflMap.geID());
wfl.promote("Active", "no comment");
return this;
....

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