For one of the processes I've made, a circular activity is need.

What I want is when process started, one activity is been activated, and it repeats for 3 times then the process go on to next activity.

How can I make it? Any Plugin needed?

Thanks

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  1. Hugo

    Use a workflow variable, make it loop until a condition is met. In this case, the counter. Remember to increase the counter or it will end up in infinite loop.

    1. Tracy Lee

      Thank you for you detailed explain.

      So, I think the increase of the counter should be accomplished by a tool which mapped to the beanshell.  Am i right? Is there any other way to achive it?

      Thanks

      1. Hugo

        That's one way but that would requires a bit of coding. The easier way is to include a hidden text field in the form that you are looping, map it to the workflow variable. Then, upon submission, increase the counter via javascript.

        1. Tracy Lee

          I'm not a developer,and I'm not good at javascript as well. But, I found samples of beanshell usage and have a try. It didn't work out.Would you please what's wrong with it. Thank you

          the xpdl file

  2. Sam Choo

    Hi Tracy,

    There may be a way to achieve this using workflow on its own. Basically, you can create 3 activities in the workflow. I would first ask myself the following questions:

    1. Are the 3 activities to be in series or to run concurrently (parellel)?

    2. How are these activities assigned to users? Is one user allowed to accept the task for all 3 instances of the same activity?

    You may wish to detail the use-case (practical use) for this loop that you have in mind.

    1. Tracy Lee

      Thank you Sam, for providing a new view to this problem. Repeating the same activity could be an alternative to loop situation. and ,the AND route can do this trick also. 

      But, I still want to know what's the problem of the loop test I've tried out. 

      1. Sam Choo

        Check the hash variable you used. The syntax should be #variable.looptest_wp1_counter#

        1. Camilo A. García

          Good day! I have defined a loop based on the change in a state that depends on the intervention of a user who reviews the process every day. But I need to keep the comments made in each of the reviews, to have a history. Any idea?

  3. Camilo A. García

    Good day! I have defined a loop based on the change in a state that depends on the intervention of a user who reviews the process every day. But I need to keep the comments made in each of the reviews, to have a history. Any idea?