STARTPROCESS

Overview

The STARTPROCESS workflow application lets you launch a new request with the corresponding parameters. It provides a simple solution for inter-process communications.

There are three ways to use STARTPROCESS to launch a new request:

• Process ID

• Process name with process version

• Process name with test

Parameters

Process

Parameter	Type	Direction	Description
PROCESS_ID	Numeric	IN	Process ID of the request to launch (to be used independently, without the other parameters)
PROCESS_NAME	Text	IN	Process name of the request to launch
PROCESS_VERSION	Numeric	IN	Version of the process to launch
TEST	Text	IN	Test mode Y: Launch a test version N: Launch the active version

Optional parameters

Parameter	Type	Direction	Description
REQUEST_ID	Numeric	OUT	Returns the ID of the new request
IMPERSONATE_USERNAME	Text	IN	Username of the impersonating user

You can define other parameters as needed in the workflow process to launch; for example COMPANY (text type IN parameter), e.g. ACME_COMPANY.

Examples

Process ID

Parameter	Type	Direction	Description
PROCESS_ID	Numeric	IN	Send value of MY_PROCESS_ID (a numeric process data containing the ID of the process to start, e.g. 1320)

Process name with process version

Parameter	Type	Direction	Description
PROCESS_NAME	Text	IN	Send value of MY_PROCESS_NAME (a text process data containing the name of the process to start, e.g. LEAVE_APPLICATION)
PROCESS_VERSION	Numeric	IN	Send value of MY_PROCESS_VERSION (a numeric process data containing the version number of the process to start, e.g. 2)

Process name with test

Parameter	Type	Direction	Description
PROCESS_NAME	Text	IN	Send value of MY_PROCESS_NAME (a text process data containing the name of the process to start, e.g. LEAVE_APPLICATION)
TEST	Text	IN	Send value of MY_TEST (e.g. Y)