Assigning Workflows to Tables

After creating, and configuring a workflow, you can assign the workflow to tables in Metadata Manager.

Before you assign workflows to tables:

• Ensure that you select Metadata Manager as module and Table as object while adding the workflow to the folder.
• The default workflow, Metadata_Manager_Default_Workflow_1 is assigned to all the tables. Hence, you need to override the existing default workflow.

To assign workflows to tables, follow these steps:

1. In the Workflow Manager page, select a folder.
   All the workflows in the folders appear.

2. Hover over a workflow, and click .

The Assign Workflow page appears.


3. Click New Assignment.

The Assign To page appears.



4. In Assign To field, click .

The Assign Object page appears.



5. Click an Environment containing with required table.
6. Click Select.

A warning message appears giving you an option to override the existing workflow.

7. Click Yes to override the existing workflow.

The Workflow Re-Assignment page appears displaying the Current Object Status.


8. Select the appropriate Fallback/New Status.

The options for Fallback/New Status depends on the stages defined in the workflow.

9. Click Next.

The Comments page appears.

10. Enter relevant comments, and click .

The Assign To page re-appears with Assign To field filled.


11. Select the Status Title from which the workflow starts.

A Status Title is assigned to a stage while creating the stage.

12. Select the appropriate Roles.
13. Select the Send Email check box to receive email notification.
14. Click Save.

The workflow is assigned to all the tables in the selected environment.

Once a workflow is assigned successfully to the tables in the selected environment, users who are part of the assigned roles will get work queue notifications. For more information on the workflow execution via workflow queue notifications, refer to the Executing Workflow for Tables via Workflow Queue topic.