Question

I have a scenario as given in the below workflow diagram using core service.

1. First step is manual step author will create/edit content and finish the activity and it is assigned to everyone.
2. In the second step, I want to do filter the users based on their groups.

3. In the third step, couple of scenario

   a. If the user belongs to group “A” I want to list out all the next 3 available activities, User A can choose any one of these 3 activities.

   b. If the user belongs to group “B”, I want to list out “Reviewer” and “Approver” activity as next activity, user b can select any one of these 2.

Can any one give some idea to achieve this?

Answer 1

You should turn your problem around. Yes, it is possible, but the amount of knowledge required will be a huge barrier for you to implement.

So, instead think about it differently.

• Change your “Filter Next activity” automated activity to an automatic decision, and have your code that determines the group membership also determine which activity should be next
• have 2 forward paths from there – 1 for the users of Group A, other for the users of group B
• on each forward path, have different selection options. You may try having links to the same activity from 2 different manual decisions, I don’t know if that works though.

Worst case scenario you’ll have repeated activities (not in name, but in function), and you saved yourself about 2 months of headaches trying to cope with the learning curve of doing CME extensions.