Managing Parameters

To add a dictionary as a process parameter:

1. Click the Add button. A new string is displayed in the parameters list.

2. Select the required dictionary in the Dictionaries drop-down list. The box is automatically filled with the selected dictionary name.

To quickly select a dictionary, use search. Enter the text to be searched in the search string. Search is executed automatically as the searched text is entered in the search string. The list will display only the dictionaries, which names contain the entered text. To clear the selected dictionary name from the box, click the Clear button.

After executing the operations the selected dictionary is added to the list of process parameters.

If, during business process execution, one assumes to make changes in the dictionary added to the business process as a parameter, it is recommended for correct work of the business process to set up caching mode by timestamp in the dictionary. To do this, set the IMetabaseObject.CachingMode property of the dictionary to MetabaseObjectCachingMode.FlushCacheByTimestamp.

To avoid data corruption in the dictionary, it is not recommended to start several simultaneous business processes, which make changes in the specified dictionary during their execution.

If it is required to separate user access to instances of the same process, in the process monitoring determine a process key parameter.

To set process key parameter, click the Consider Access Permissions button next to the required parameter in the list of process parameters. Only one parameter can be a key one.

NOTE. As a key parameter, one can assign only an MDM dictionary.

If the key parameter is set in the process, access to process instances in the process monitoring is determined taking into account user role and discretionary permissions for elements of corresponding dictionary, which determine process instances:

• To allow access to process instance, the user should have the read permissions for the corresponding key parameter dictionary element.

• If process instance is determined by multiple selection of key parameter, the user should have the read permissions for all corresponding elements of parameter dictionary to access the instance.

• If the process instance is determined by zero selection of the key parameter, checking access permissions by parameter dictionary element permissions is not executed.

NOTE. Access to parameter dictionary elements is allowed during MDM dictionary setup.

If key parameter is not set in the process, the process instance is available for the user/group of users specified in the Owner box on the active step parameters panel.

To delete the process, click the Delete button in the required parameter string.