InterstageBPM : assign task to subset of role

Question

How in Interstage BPM are we able to assign an activity to a subset of the Role to which it has been assigned?

For example, I have an activity DOSOMETHING which is assigned to GROUP X. GROUP X is composed of users A, B, C, D and E.

If we need to assign the task (based on the value of an UDA) to a subset composed of users D and E, how can I proceed without having to duplicate the activity and adding a conditional node in the process definition to route the flow to the duplicated activity used to target the subset group?

Answer 1

So this is what the Role Actions are for. You will want to use the

1. Go to the Activity Properties.

2. Click on Regular Actions and select the Role Action Set.

3. Add the action: Assign Task to User in the Workload Balancing Actions folder.

   You can then do a few things. You can hard code a comma separated list of users. Or, get the list of users from a UDA. Or, if you want to get the subset of users from another Role you can use the Get Role Members action from the Directory Actions. Pass it the Role name and then put the return value in a UDA and pass that UDA to the Assign Task to User action.