10.3.2 Placing workers and processing
This subsection describes how to define the route by using Flow Designer to place the Item's workers and processing.
Item definition involves defining information, such as manipulation of windows and the asset management database, on the basis of the layout of the workers and the processing steps defined by the Flow Designer. Therefore, if you determine the route for the Item before specifying detailed definitions, Item definition goes smoothly.
This example defines the same route from the Flow Designer, which is displayed by clicking the Add button, as for the provided sample Equipment Deployment Request Form.
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Select a desired Item category.
By default, only the Template category is provided. To add a new category, in the Edit Code window, add the code to MatterCategory of Others (None). For details about how to add code, see 4.8.1 Adding codes in the Administration Guide.
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Select the node name field for the node Applicant, and then click the Add Node button.
A dialog box for specifying a node name appears.
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Specify Approval user as the node name, and then click the OK button.
The dialog box closes and the node Approval user is added to the right of the node Applicant.
Select the node name field for the added node and repeat steps 2 and 3 to add nodes Acceptance Desk, Distribution Management Group, and Applicant.
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Select the first node Applicant at the left, and then click the Add Activity button.
A dialog box for specifying an activity name appears.
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Specify Apply as the activity name, and then click the OK button.
The dialog box closes and the activity Apply is added to the right of the node Applicant.
Similarly, select the nodes Approval user, Acceptance Desk, and Distribution Management Group, and then repeat steps 4 and 5 to add the activities Approve, Distribution request, and Distribution.
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Select the last node Applicant at right and click the Add Completion Activity button.
A dialog box for specifying the name of the completion activity appears.
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Specify Complete as the name of the completion activity, and then click the OK button.
The dialog box closes and the completion activity is added below the last node Applicant at right.
The completion activity is used to complete the Item. You can add the completion activity anywhere on the route for the purpose of completing the Item.
The Item route has now been defined. To save the definitions, click the OK button.
To set the details of the official authority of users who are to execute the processing at each node, the Item windows, and the activities, click the applicable icon, and then click the Edit button on the Tool.
For details about how to set official authority, see 10.3.3 Setting official authority for a node. For details about how to define the Item window, see 10.4 Defining the Item window (Form Designer). For details about how to define activities, see 10.5 Defining each node's task (Activity Designer).