Adding steps that use case properties in IBM FileNet Process Designer

You can map step properties to a case folder instead of to a workflow.

About this task

Step properties that are added to a workflow step in Case Builder map to the case folder. Step properties that are added to a workflow step in IBM FileNet Process Designer map to the workflow. You can map step properties to the case folder instead of to the workflow in IBM FileNet Process Designer, so that the step properties are displayed for the step in the work item in Case Client. To map step properties to a case folder, use the IBM FileNet Process Designer Business Object functionality, which you can access in the step Parameters tab.

Procedure

To map step properties to a case folder in IBM FileNet Process Designer so that they display properly in Case Client:

  1. In the Case Builder Activities page, click the Open IBM FileNet Process Designer icon, which is displayed next to the activity.
    You can also open IBM FileNet Process Designer from the More menu of the solution in the Manage Solutions page.
  2. Select the case type, and then open the activity.
    If your activity is not displayed, click View Workflows.
  3. Add a general step and assign the step to a role, workgroup, or participant.
  4. Go to General > Step Processor > case_prefixCmAcmSTEP_DEFAULT_PAGE to assign the step processor.
  5. In the Parameters tab, select the case parameters, and then click the Business Objects... icon in the Selected Parameters window.
    F_CaseFolder is already selected.
  6. Select the case properties that you want, and then click the arrow icon to move the properties to the Selected Parameters box.
  7. In the Selected Parameters box, select all of the properties that you added, and then use the Access Rights icon in the selected fields section to change the access to Read/Write.
  8. Validate the workflow.
    Tip: These property changes might cause errors when you validate the workflow in Step Designer. The errors do not prevent the solution from being deployed.