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Business Process Modeler tutorial : Designing a process template diagram : Defining the process information flow
 

Defining the process information flow

Business Process Modeler supports defining the flow of information in the process with dataslots.
To define the process-specific dataslots, click the Dataslots tab in the Business Process Modeler interface. For more information on defining dataslots, see Creating user-defined dataslots. Define the required dataslots for Approval as described in Table 62.
Table 62. Dataslot Definition
Dataslot Name
Purpose
Data Type
Data Format
Approved
Answers: “Is the request approved by the Manager?”
The Decision gateway uses this dataslot to determine the next step in the process flow.
LOGICAL
True
EmailContentApprove
Answers: “What is the content of the notification e-mail to be sent to the requester, when the manager approves the request?”
In the workstep NotifyApprove, the built-in Javascript feature is used to build this dataslot value at runtime.
CHARACTER
Editable
EmailContentReject
Answers: “What is the content of the notification e-mail to be sent to the requester when the manager rejects the request?”
In the workstep NotifyReject, the built-in Javascript feature is used to build this dataslot value at runtime.
CHARACTER
Editable
EmailHeader
Answers: “What is the common e-mail header for approval as well as rejection?”
CHARACTER
Editable
EmailSubject
Answers: “What is the subject of the notification e-mail?”
CHARACTER
Editable
MailTo
Answers: “To whom is the e-mail sent?
CHARACTER
Manager
Answers: “To whom should the request go for approval?” Approval task goes to the Task List of the specified manager.
CHARACTER
Editable
Remark
Answers: “What remarks does the manager enter while making the decision?”
CHARACTER
Editable, Required
Request
Answers: “What is the text of the request?”
CHARACTER
Editable
Subject
Answers: “What is the subject of the request?”
CHARACTER
Editable