The Step Class controls the detailed behavior of the step. The basic behavior is identified by the Step Type, and the shortcut menu is configured through the attached methods. The Step Type dictates how the step is managed by the system; the methods determine the functionality available to the user in the client.
The step types reflect the internal behavior of the step and cannot be altered without significant customization of the code.
It is possible to change the description of the step type definition using the Update Step Type command.
The following default step types are delivered with the software:
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Step type |
Description |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|
|
I |
Information |
This step is for information only and is a special work step that can support actions like Acknowledge Receipt. It contains no subsequent steps. |
|
W |
Working |
This step assigns work to the step's recipients. |
|
P |
Process |
This step is a non-interactive step that performs an operation on the object in the workflow. |
|
V |
Voting |
This step is used to process the results of parallel approval steps. |
|
S |
Sign Off |
This is a special process step used for electronic document sign off to indicate that the document has gone through the workflow. |
Voting and sign off are forms of process steps.
The following sections describe how to configure the step classes and definitions for the delivered default step types.