Contents
- State Machine
- Add action
- Configure action
- Action properties
- Examples
DocTrix WorkFlow for SharePoint 2016
- Add Item to Collection
- Build Dictionary
- Calculate Date
- Calculate Value
- Clear Collection
- Count Items in Collection
- Find Interval Between Dates
- Format DateTime
- Get Item from Collection
- Get Item from Dictionary
- Join Items in Collection
- Regular Expression
- Remove Duplicates from Collection
- Remove Item from Collection
- Remove Value from Collection
- Replace Value in Collection
- Set Variable
- Set Workflow Status
State Machine
State Machine
Add action
Use context menu or action toolbox to add State Machine action to workflow scheme.
- Click on the area with (
) icon on the scheme and:
- Select category Logic and Flow;
- Choose State Machine.
- In action toolbox:
- Select category Logic and Flow;
- Drag and drop State Machine action to the area with () icon on the workflow scheme.
Configure action
Open action configuration dialog to edit action properties:
- Open action context menu on the scheme and choose Edit;
- Or double click the action on the scheme.
Action properties
Use configuration dialog to edit action properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Defines action title. By default the title is action type name. |
| States | A set of possible states. |
| Initial state | The processing of the action will begin from initial state. |
Examples
Three-states state machine:
Deleting a state also deletes all nested actions.
Next state must be set for each state. If workflow engine can’t find the next state at the end of the current state, it runs the current state branch again from the beginning.