how to assign tasks to all users.

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bruce_peng

i have created a custom workfolw, for now each step task i use hard code in processdefinition.xml file, like:
    <swimlane name="scanning">
      <assignment class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoAssignment">
         <actor>#{people.getPerson("scanner")}</actor>  //——–at here i use had code
      </assignment>   
    </swimlane>
…  ….
    <swimlane name="qc">
      <assignment class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoAssignment">
         <actor>#{people.getPerson("qc")}</actor>    //——–at here i use had code
      </assignment>   
    </swimlane>
… …
but i don't want the hard code, you see it is very bad.i want dynamic replace the hard code.

maybe i will do somethings like this:the Administrator or workflowManager can set or change the all peoples who will to do the each step task at one page.

i am an new alfresco guys,  i don't how to implement (replace the hard codes). so please give some suggests. how can i do that?
i am sorry for my bad English!

jwrobel

Hey Bruce,
From what I gather you are trying to get the initiator of the workflow to select several assignees, right? To do that you need to create a few files in tomcat/webapps/alfresco/WEB-INF/classes/alfresco/:
1. workflowname/processdefinition.xml (this holds the flow of your workflow)
2. model/customWorkflowModel.xml  (this holds the data/properties of your workflow)
3. custom-model-context.xml (this tells alfresco about the model)
4. custom-web-client-context.xml (this tells the alfresco web client how and what to display)
Also,
There are a variety of ways to deploy the workflow: workflow-console, jBPM Graphical Process Designer, or extend workflowbootstrap. jBPM Graphical Process Designer is the quickest.

Now to answer your question, specifically:
processdefinition.xml:

…
<swimlane name="initiator" />

<start-state name="start-state1">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <task name="wfns:doSomething" swimlane="initiator" />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <transition to="tran"></transition>
</start-state>

<swimlane name="scanning">
&nbsp;&nbsp; <assignment class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoAssignment">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <actor>#{wfns_scannerPerson}</actor> 
&nbsp;&nbsp; </assignment> 
</swimlane>
<swimlane name="qc">
&nbsp;&nbsp; <assignment class="org.alfresco.repo.workflow.jbpm.AlfrescoAssignment">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <actor>#{wfns_qcPerson}</actor> 
&nbsp;&nbsp; </assignment> 
</swimlane>
…
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First, you need use a <start-state> node. The <start-state> node signifies the begining of the workflow. Inside the <start-state> is a task. the task is described in modelname-content-model.xml.

customWorkflowModel.xml:

…
<type name="wfns:doSomethign">
&nbsp;&nbsp; <parent>bpm:startTask</parent>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <properties>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <property name="wfns:scannerPerson">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <type>cm:person</type>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <mandatory>false</mandatory>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <multiple>false</multiple>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </property>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <property name="wfns:qcPerson">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <type>cm:person</type>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <mandatory>false</mandatory>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <multiple>false</multiple>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </property>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </properties>
</type>
…
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modelname-content-model.xml we have defined two properties as cmerson data types.

custom-model-context.xml:

<beans>
&nbsp;&nbsp; <!– Registration of new models –>
&nbsp;&nbsp; <bean id="extension.dictionaryBootstrap" parent="dictionaryModelBootstrap" depends-on="dictionaryBootstrap">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <property name="models">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <list>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <value>alfresco/extension/model/customWorkflowModel.xml</value>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </list>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </property>
&nbsp;&nbsp; </bean>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</beans>
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custom-model-context.xml is a pretty vanilla file. In the dictionaryBootstrap bean we tell alfresco where to find the model.


custom-web-client-context.xml :

…
<alfresco-config>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <config evaluator="node-type" condition="wfns:doSomethign" replace="true">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <property-sheet>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <separator name="sep2" display-label-id="users_and_roles" component-generator="HeaderSeparatorGenerator" />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <show-property name="wfns:scannerPerson"&nbsp; />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <show-property name="wfns:qcPerson" />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </property-sheet>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </config>
</alfresco-config>
…
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The web-client automatically does some default stuff, but we don't care. thats what that replace="true" is about. Everything else tells alfresco to display stuff.

-Justin