How to realize a delayed redirect in a web interface

[oliver....@est.fujitsu.com]

Hi!

Our last web interface screen contains an "Approve" button with a defined "Redirect" as on-click event. This "Redirect" will display the main application screen afterwards. As usual the underlying process will continue and perform some remaining process steps.

Now the question:
I it possible to delay the "Redirect" until the process has been finished?
We want to ensure that the main application screen is only displayed after the process has performed all necessary tasks.
Or is there any other way to achieve this result?

Thanks,
Oliver

[Richard Manga]

Hi Oliver.

It is possible to redirect after the proces has been finished. So, what you should do is to use a proces listener.

In the following link, you will find the instructions about the creation of process listener: http://docs.runmyprocess.com/Developer_Guide/Web_Interface/Design/Process_Listener

More in details, the action of your "Approve" button should be "Execute script".  In this script, the only thing you should do 

is to modify the value of the variable that is listened by the process listener (variable that starts process listener). The following script will help you to do this task: RMPApplication.setVariable("variable_listened_by_process",Math.random());

It is also recommanded to use a spinner, as suggested in the link above.

Finally, you will also add a button that will be "not visible". The action to associate to this button will be "Execute script" (this script will be empty). The action associated to "On click" event of this button will be "Redirect". So, you will redirect with this button. The "clik event" will be made by a javascript code  that you will associate to "Completed" event of process listener (ButtonID.setOnClickAction(action)).

Note: The design of your process listener will be all the steps you want to perform after the submit event.

Best regards,

Richard Manga.

2013/10/30 <oliver....@est.fujitsu.com>

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[oliver....@est.fujitsu.com]

Hi Richard!

Thanks for that advice.. I understood!

But isn't that against the "Best Practice" approach of RMP? I thought it's not recommended to use process listeners for starting workflow processes?

It also would "break" my main process instance:
- we have one web interface with a launch screen
- the submit button triggers a process which has some manual tasks in between
- now after the final confirmation screen we would trigger another new process instance by using the proposed process listener
=> As result I have two seperate process instances for one workflow

Preferable we would like to maintain only one process instance for every workflow.

Thanks for any comments!
Oliver

[Richard Manga]

Hi Oliver,

The other thing I can suggest you tu use is an API Composite. In fact, API Composite is more compliant with RMP "BEST PRACTICE". 

The following link will help you to use it: https://sites.google.com/a/runmyprocess.com/user-guide-runmyprocess/3---developer-guide/web-interface/how-to-design/create-a-composite-api

The above link is not present in the new userguide, but we will add it very soon.

Best regards,

Richard Manga

2013/10/30 <oliver....@est.fujitsu.com>

Oliver

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[oliver....@est.fujitsu.com]

Dear Richard!

OK, thanks!
We will give it a try ..

Kind regards,
Oliver