Use Case 7: Decide Voting Path Based on Parent Property

In this section, we will see how to set different voting path based on the property value from Parent Item.

Use Case: "Based on property value from Parent item, Voting Path should be decided"

Assumptions

1. Below workflow is created in system and parent item has property Critical Value

2. Get Controlled Item method already exist in ARAS Instance

Explanation

In this Auto Router activity will check the property "Critical Value" from parent item. If critical value is Yes, then it should go to Compliance Review and if the value is No, then it should go to CE Evaluation

Steps to be followed are:

Step 1: Create below server method (C#) in ARAS Instance

Innovator innovator = this.getInnovator();
string activityId = this.getID();
Item controlledItem = this.apply("Get Controlled Item");
string criticalValue = controlledItem.getProperty("a_criticalvalue");
string pathName = "Approve1";
if (criticalValue == "Yes")
{
pathName = "Approve2";
}
var autoActivity = innovator.newItem("Activity", "edit");
autoActivity.setProperty("is_auto", "1");
autoActivity.setAttribute("id", activityId);
autoActivity.setAttribute("doGetItem", "0");
autoActivity = autoActivity.apply();
if(autoActivity.isError())
{
    return innovator.newError(autoActivity.getErrorString());
}
Item fetchPaths = this.newItem("Workflow Process Path", "get");
fetchPaths.setProperty("source_id", activityId);
fetchPaths.setProperty("select", "id");
fetchPaths=fetchPaths.apply();
if(fetchPaths.isError())
{
    return(innovator.newError("Could not get Paths for automatic SignOff"));
}
Item path = fetchPaths.getItemsByXPath("//Item[@type='Workflow Process Path'][name='"+pathName+"']").getItemByIndex(0);
path.setProperty("is_default", "1");
path.setAction("edit");
path = path.apply();
if(path.isError())
{
    return innovator.newError(autoActivity.getErrorString());
}
return this;

Step 2: Add this method in Pre Activity of Approve Path (Activity Highlighted below)

Step 3: (Skip if this method already exist) Create below server method (VB) in ARAS Instance (Method Name should be Get Controlled Item)

' Find the Controlled Item for a Workflow Process or Activity
Dim inn As Innovator = Me.newInnovator()
If Me.getAttribute("type","") = "Method" And Not Me.node.selectSingleNode("Item") Is Nothing Then 
 Me.node = Me.node.selectSingleNode("Item") 'Handle the case where this method is called from ApplyMethod
End If
Dim qry1 As Item = Me.newItem()
Dim qry2 As Item = Me.newItem()
Dim qry3 As Item = Me.newItem()
Dim wflProcId As String
' Get the Workflow Process
Select Case Me.GetType()
 Case "Workflow Process"
  wflProcId = Me.getID()
 Case "Activity"
  Dim activityId As String = Me.getID()
  If activityId.Length <> 32 Then
   Return inn.newError("Get Controlled Item: Invalid Activity id")
  End If
  qry1 = Me.newItem("Workflow Process","get")
  qry1.setAttribute("select","id")
  qry2 = qry1.createRelationship("Workflow Process Activity","get")
  qry2.setAttribute("select","id,related_id")
  qry3 = qry2.createRelatedItem("Activity","get")
  qry3.setAttribute("select","id")
  qry3.setID(activityId)
  Dim wflProc = qry1.apply()
  If wflProc.getItemCount() <> 1 Then
   Return inn.newError("Get Controlled Item: Error getting Workflow Process: " & wflProc.getErrorDetail())
  End If
  wflProcId = wflProc.getID()
 Case Else
  Return inn.newError("Get Controlled Item: Type must be Workflow Process or Activity")
End Select
If wflProcId.Length <> 32 Then
 Return inn.newError("Get Controlled Item: Invalid Workflow Process id")
End If
' Get the Workflow relationship
qry1 = Me.newItem("Workflow","get")
qry1.setAttribute("select","id,related_id,source_id,source_type")
qry2 = qry1.createRelatedItem("Workflow Process","get")
qry2.setAttribute("select","id")
qry2.setID(wflProcId)
Dim wfl As Item = qry1.apply()
If wfl.getItemCount() <> 1 Then
 Return inn.newError("Get Controlled Item: Error retriving the Workflow relationship: "&wfl.getErrorDetail())
End If
Dim controlledId As String = wfl.getProperty("source_id","")
If controlledId.Length <> 32 Then
 Return inn.newError("Get Controlled Item: Invalid Controlled Item id")
End If
' Get the controlled item
qry3 = Me.newItem()
qry3.setAction("get")
qry3.setAttribute("typeId",wfl.getProperty("source_type",""))
qry3.setID(controlledId)
Dim controlledItem As Item = qry3.apply()
Return controlledItem

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