Assigning Workflows to Business Rules

After creating a folder, adding a workflow to the folder, and configuring the workflow, you can assign the workflow to business rules in the Business Glossary Manager.

You should take a note of the following things:

  • Ensure that you specified the module as Business Glossary Manager and the object as Business Rule while adding the workflow to the folder.
  • You should assign the workflow to the business rule catalog before creating the business rule.
  • The workflow assigned to a business rule catalog applies to all the business rule under the catalog.

To assign workflows to business rules, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Application Menu > Miscellaneous > Workflow Manager.
  2. Select the folder where you added the workflow.

    3. All the workflows added to the folder appear.

  3. Hover over the workflow to be assigned.
  4. Click .

    5. The following page appears.

  5. Click New Assignment.

    6. The Assign To page appears.

  6. In Assign To field, click .

    7. The Assign Object page appears.

  7. Click the catalog which contains the business rule to be assigned and click Select.
  8. The Assign To page re-appears with Assign To field filled.
  9. Select the appropriate Status Title from which the workflow starts.

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

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

    13. The workflow is assigned to the selected catalog in the Business Glossary Manager and it is applicable to all the business rules under the catalog.

    Once the workflow is assigned successfully to a business rule in the Business Glossary Manager, users who are part of the assigned roles will get work queue notifications. For more information on the workflow execution via work queue notifications, refer to the Executing Workflows for Business Rules via the Workflow Queue topic.