Steps; Start Step; Manual Steps - Novell SENTINEL 6.1 SP2 - 02-2010 User Manual

5.5 Steps

Steps are the basic components of a Template. Every Template must have a Start Step and an End
Step. The Start Step exists by default. You can also add the following types of Steps to a Template:
Manual Step

Decision Step

 Mail Step
Command Step

Activity Step

 End Step

5.5.1 Start Step

Every workflow template must have one and only one Start step. The transition from a Start step is
always Unconditional.

5.5.2 Manual Steps

This type of step indicates that manual work must be performed. Every manual step in a Template
must be assigned to a Role. The users in that role are notified through a worklist item when an
instantiated workflow process reaches the Manual Step. When a user accepts the worklist item, it is
removed from the queue of the other users in that Role. For more information about worklists and
stepping through a workflow process, see
section.
The description of the step should indicate what work needs to be performed. The user is expected to
perform that work and then acknowledge completion.
A Manual Step includes the following attributes:
Name of step

Role

 Variables
Delete

Add

 Description
Variables
The user can also be asked to set one or more variables to appropriate values. Four variable types
can be assigned to manual steps: (1) Integer, (2) Boolean, (3) String and (4) Float. This variable can
be set to an explicit default value during the Step definition, or the user can set the value at run-time
as part of the workflow process. The value can be optional or required.
114 Sentinel 6.1 User Guide
Section 6.1.1, "Work Item Summary," on page 147.