Call workflow task
The purpose of the Call Workflow task is to launch a synchronous or subflow workflow. Synchronous workflows are described in Synchronous versus asynchronous workflows and subflow workflows are described in Start task.
The initial project for a Call Workflow task is the project context at the time the Call Workflow task runs.
- Label
- This is the label used to identify this task. This field's text appears on the shape in the drawing that represents this workflow task. Use the standards in Workflow naming conventions.
- Description
- A description of this task goes in this field.
- Static Workflow
The value of this field is the name of the workflow that this task will launch. This field's value is chosen from its drop-down list. The names in the drop-down list will be the names of synchronous and subflow workflows that can be launched from the type of record identified in this form's Records section.
The Workflow list in a Call Workflow task is limited to those workflows that have the same business object as set in the Records section of the task. Module-level workflows for the module of the object specified are also listed.
You may need to set the value of the fields in the Records section before you can set this field to its proper value.
Clicking the View Static Workflow action causes the workflow identified in the Workflow drop down to appear in the workflow editor. This is useful for making sure the workflow you have identified is the one you want.
The Parameters action only appears if the workflow identified has parameters or return values. Clicking the Parameters action brings up the Workflow Parameters and Return Values screen. There is more information about this screen in Example: Workflow parameters and return values (call workflow).
- Dynamic Workflow
- The values of this field are used to dynamically define the name of the workflow that this task will launch. For the Task with Workflow Name drop-down list, select the task record that contains the workflow name. For the Workflow Name Field, select the field on the task record that contains the workflow name. This record field must contain the workflow name that you want to launch.