org.jwarp.flow.process
Class Activity

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.jwarp.flow.AWorkflowObject
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        +--org.jwarp.flow.process.Activity

All Implemented Interfaces:

IActivity, IWorkflowObject

public class Activity

extends AWorkflowObject

implements IActivity

Field Summary

protected java.util.Date	creationDate The dateTime when the transition was created.
protected java.util.Date	endDate The dateTime when the transition started.
protected int	id The id.
protected ITransition	owner The owning process
protected int	priority
protected IProcess	process The owning process
protected java.util.Date	startDate The dateTime when the transition finished.
protected int	status The current state of the transition.
protected int	type

Fields inherited from class org.jwarp.flow.AWorkflowObject

description, name, workflow

Fields inherited from interface org.jwarp.flow.process.IActivity

ACTIVE, BLOCKED, COMPLETED, CREATED, READY, TYPE_EXTERNAL, TYPE_SUBFLOW, TYPE_TOOL, TYPE_USER

Constructor Summary

Activity(int id, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String description, IProcess process)

Activity(ITransition t)
Creates a new activity instance given the passed metaData information.

Method Summary

protected void	checkRun()
int	getActivityType()
java.util.Date	getCreationTime()
java.util.Date	getEndTime()
IParticipant	getParticipant() Returns the participant of this transition.
java.util.Iterator	getPendingWorkItems()
int	getPriority()
IRole	getRole() Returns the activities's role.
java.util.Date	getStartTime()
int	getStatus() Return the activiy's overall status
ITransition	getTransition() Returns the participant of this transition.
java.util.Iterator	getWorkItems()
void	run(IWorkflowContext context) Run this activity

Methods inherited from class org.jwarp.flow.AWorkflowObject

getDescription, getID, getName, getWorkflow, setDescription, setName, setWorkflow

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

, clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.jwarp.flow.IWorkflowObject

getDescription, getID, getName

Field Detail

status

protected int status

The current state of the transition.

owner

protected ITransition owner

The owning process

process

protected IProcess process

The owning process

startDate

protected java.util.Date startDate

The dateTime when the transition finished.

endDate

protected java.util.Date endDate

The dateTime when the transition started.

creationDate

protected java.util.Date creationDate

The dateTime when the transition was created.

id

protected int id

The id.

type

protected int type

priority

protected int priority

Constructor Detail

Activity

public Activity(int id,
                java.lang.String name,
                java.lang.String description,
                IProcess process)

Activity

public Activity(ITransition t)

Creates a new activity instance given the passed metaData information.

Method Detail

getActivityType

public int getActivityType()

Specified by:

getActivityType in interface IActivity

getStatus

public int getStatus()

Description copied from interface: IActivity

Return the activiy's overall status

Specified by:

getStatus in interface IActivity

Following copied from interface: org.jwarp.flow.process.IActivity

Returns:

The status

checkRun

protected void checkRun()
                 throws ProcessInitException

run

public void run(IWorkflowContext context)
         throws ProcessInitException,
                ProcessException

Description copied from interface: IActivity

Run this activity

Specified by:

run in interface IActivity

Following copied from interface: org.jwarp.flow.process.IActivity

Throws:

ActivityInitException - If the activity could not be started

ActivityException - If an error during activity executino occured

getRole

public IRole getRole()

Returns the activities's role. The role determines also indirectly which persons can execute the transitions or the transitions forms. In a order case there are customers, sales persons, sticks and invoicing as possible roles. In othe workflows there are others.

Specified by:

getRole in interface IActivity

getParticipant

public IParticipant getParticipant()

Returns the participant of this transition. If the participant is human or external then external input is needed.

Specified by:

getParticipant in interface IActivity

Returns:

The participant

getTransition

public ITransition getTransition()

Returns the participant of this transition. If the participant is human or external then external input is needed.

Specified by:

getTransition in interface IActivity

Returns:

The participant

getWorkItems

public java.util.Iterator getWorkItems()

getPendingWorkItems

public java.util.Iterator getPendingWorkItems()

getCreationTime

public java.util.Date getCreationTime()

Specified by:

getCreationTime in interface IActivity

getStartTime

public java.util.Date getStartTime()

Specified by:

getStartTime in interface IActivity

getEndTime

public java.util.Date getEndTime()

Specified by:

getEndTime in interface IActivity

getPriority

public int getPriority()