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| CHF |
 Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 12:17 pm Post subject: [SOLVED]Block exit condition |
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I have a block which has 3 activities A, B, and C.
I have the block exit condition like FIELD1="YES".
1) Is it possible to have the block exit condition something like (FIELD1="YES") OR (State of activity B is Force finished) ?
What I am trying to achieve here is that, if the avtivity B is force finished, I want to exit the block regardless of value of FIELD1.
Thanks in Advance.
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| vennela |
| Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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You should test it and see if it works or not. If it does not then come back to us.
At a first glance I think it might work. |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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I tried to test it already, but I am unable to specify the block exit condition something like I mentioned above.
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I know I can use the following syntax _State() = _Finished , to specify an exit condition for an activity. I do not know how to specify exit condition something like _State(of previous activity / an activity in the block) = _Finished. Can you please give me the syntax?
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| jmac |
| Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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CHF:
Not sure if you can do this or not...
But I would try to use the fully qualified name of the activity in your state function.
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| CHF |
| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:16 am Post subject: |
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Fully qualified name is not working. If I give fully qualified name, its complaining about not finding that activity.
Well, I thought about a way around solution for what I needed and its working fine. Used a NOOP in the block.
John:
I got a silly doubt.  In Holosofx, If I want to use a Block, which export type should I use Block or Activity?
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:21 am Post subject: |
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| CHF wrote: |
| Well, I thought about a way around solution for what I needed and its working fine. Used a NOOP in the block. |
Let me see if I understand.... you have added a noop activity that sets a member ActivityForceFinished = "true" then you are testing this in your block exit condition?
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| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:44 am Post subject: |
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John:
I should have explained it in detail in my previous post.
This is my requirement:
Lets say I have 10 activities in a Block. The Block should exit if FLAG1="Yes' or if any of the activities is force finished in that Block.
Solution:
I have added a NOOP as the last activity within that Block. I added control connecters from all of the 10 activities to this NOOP activity, with the Transition Condition _State()=_ForceFinished. Technically if any of the activities are force finished this NOOP will execute. Within NOOP, lets say I have a data field FLAG2. In NOOP, I am initializing this FLAG2 value to "Yes". After NOOP is executed, I added a data Connector to the Sink of the Block.
I changed the Block exit condition to be FLAG1="Yes" OR FLAG2="Yes".
On the whole, if any of the activities in that Block are force finished NOOP will execute and passes the FLAG2 value (Yes) to sink.
I am posting this in a hurry, so I think its little bit confusing, if it is please let me know, and I will edit my post later.
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CHF:
Thanks
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| CHF |
| Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| If I want to use a Block, which export type should I use Block or Activity? |
I believe I should use export type "Block", as it says in "Continuous Business Process Management - HOLOSOX" manual.
 Weird thing is, if I use export type Block, I cannot use _State function in the End expression for that Block.
LOL: Spent hours n hours on this.
HOLOSOFX SUCKS
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CHF:
Sorry I didn't see your question about the export type.
Yes you have to export as a block, if you were to export as an activity you would get a program activity.
The problem you are having is that the referback you are trying to do is not possible when the activity you wish to refer to is imbeded in the block. I have seen this before. Generally I think referbacks must be to previous activites, and when you specify on a block exit, that activity has not yet been hit.
Ah... but who owns the product now??? Don't answer that. 
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