Start Activity

Activity Description

The Start activity is the first activity in a Quickflow. The icon corresponding to this activity is displayed by default in the Design Area. The Variables used in the execution of the Quickworkflow are declared here. The starting point for redirection can also be set in this activity. This will enable redirection at the beginning of the Quickflow until it is turned off later in the Quickflow.

Activity Properties

You can configure the Start activity by specifying appropriate values in the Activity Properties area. To access the Activity Properties, click the Activity Properties menu in the Tool Bar. Or, right-click the Start activity and select the Activity Properties option.

 

Note: Every time you input a value for a property, ensure to save the data. Click the Save button on the Activity Properties window. You need to save the property so that the subsequent properties in the activity can inherit the required information.

The Activity Properties are organized in groups of related properties. The properties under each group are described in this topic.

Name & Description

You can use these properties to specify the name and description of the activity.

Name - This property can be used to specify a name for the activity.

Property Type: Optional (This property needs to be set only if necessary.)

Description - This property specifies a brief description to be displayed for the activity.

Property Type: Optional (This property needs to be set only if necessary.)

Configuration

You can use these properties to specify the web service details.

Variables - The variables used in the workflow, including Local Variables, can be specified using this property.

Property Type: Optional (Set this property only if needed.)

To set the Variable property

1. To specify the variables, click the button for the 'Variables' property to open the property window.

2. Enter the variable name in the Workflow Variables field. Prefix the variable name with '@' if it is a local variable.

3. Select the corresponding variable type from the Type drop down field.

4. After entering the variable details, click Add Row to add this variable and to display a new row for entering another variable.

5. Remove rows if necessary by selecting them and clicking Remove Selected.

6. After entering all the variables, click Update.

See Start - Variables for a detailed description of the Variables property window.

XML Variables - The XML Variables used in the Quickflow can be specified using this property.

Property Type: Optional (Set this property only if necessary.)

To set the XML Variables property

7. To specify the XML Variables, click the button for the 'XML Variables' property to open the XML Variables window.

8. Click New Variable to add a new variable.

9. This will enable the Variable Name field. Enter the name of the new XML Variable in this field and a description in the Description field.

10. Now select the XML Variable type from Type drop down. You can select from either XMLDocument or XMLIterator.

11. Click the Schema tab caption 'Schema' to specify the schema for the XML variable.

    • If XMLDocument was selected in Step 4, clicking this tab will display the corresponding set of controls.

      • You can select Variable or Content as the option for internal storage from Use [ ] for Internal Storage drop down field.

      • Specify a file name or browse for the file containing XML Data. Click the Load button to load the contents of the file. The XMLschema corresponding to the loaded file is displayed in the configuration area.
        You can also build the schema from scratch within this area.

    • If XMLIterator was selected in Step 4, clicking this tab will display the corresponding set of controls.

      • You can select the XML Variable from which you can extract the node to be set as the XML Iterator.

      • Select the node to be set from the Select Node drop down field. The XML schema corresponding to the selected node is displayed in the configuration area.
        You can also build the schema from scratch within this area.

      1. Click the Save Variable button, to save the new XML Variable.

      2. Click Close to close the Property window.

See XML Variables for a detailed description of the XML Variables window.