XMS Configuration Guide
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Work Order Workflow Configuration
Workflow option: Transitions
Transitions are the specific actions, like assign or approve, that are executed by users to
advance the work order from one state to the next. Transitions are made available only to
users who are assigned a specific role and permissions. They are created and configured
in the
T
RANSITIONS
workflow option section of the
X
MEDIA
S
ERVER
C
ONTROL
P
ANEL
.
Figure
10-11
and the following list identifies the transitions that belong to the Xmedia
Server’s default workflow.
•
A
PPROVE
- Advances the work order/job from
P
ENDING
A
PPROVAL
to
C
OMPLETE
•
A
SSIGN
- Advances the work order/job from
P
ENDING
to
I
N
P
ROGRESS
•
C
REATE
- Automatic transition that advances the work order/job from
START
to
P
ENDING
•
R
EASSIGN
- Reassigns a job to another qualified user during
I
N
P
ROGRESS
•
R
EJECT
- Returns the work order/job from
C
OMPLETE
back to
I
N
P
ROGRESS
•
R
EJECT
- Returns the work order/job from
P
ENDING
A
PPROVAL
back to
I
N
P
ROGRESS
•
R
ELEASE
- Advances the work order/job from
C
OMPLETE
to
FINAL
•
S
UBMIT
- Advances the work order/job from
I
N
P
ROGRESS
to
P
ENDING
A
PPROVAL
Figure 10-11. The default workflow’s transitions
The following sections describe how to add and remove transitions from a workflow, as well
as how to define the properties associated with a transition:
•
“Transition properties and permissions” on page 10-14
•
“Adding a new transition to the workflow” on page 10-18
•
“Editing a transition’s properties and permissions” on page 10-20
•
“Deleting a transition from the workflow” on page 10-21