Working in Assembly Line Mode

Activities can be started in assembly line mode in the activity execution view of the Workflow Execution Perspective, if they have the according configuration as described in the section Assembly Line of chapter Using Launch Panels.

If running in assembly line mode and the property Carnot.BpmClient.Features.AssemblyLinePushService is set to true in your carnot.properties file, the Assembly Line icon is available in the toolbar of the activity execution view. Section Assembly Line Push Service describes the usage of this property and its effect in detail. Note that the default value is false. Clicking the assembly line mode icon enables or disables the assembly line mode: / .

• Assembly Line Mode in enabled state:

  
  Figure: Enabled Assembly Line Mode

  To switch to disabled, click the icon:

  
  Figure: Click to Disable Assembly Line Mode

• Assembly Line Mode in disabled state:
  In case the assembly line mode is switched to enabled, the workflow portal returns to the normal work assignment mode, when the currently activated Activity is completed, suspended, or delegated.

  
  Figure: Disabled Assembly Line Mode

  To switch to enabled, click the icon:

  
  Figure: Click to Enable Assembly Line Mode

Assembly Line Push Service

With the property Carnot.BpmClient.Features.AssemblyLinePushService, you can determine the behavior of the complete and suspend / suspend & save actions.

In case the value of this property is false, the actions to complete, suspend / suspend & save behave as follows:

• Complete - completes the current activity and shows next assembly line activity only from the same process definition, if available. If not available, the operation leaves the assembly line mode.
• Suspend - suspends the activity and leaves the assembly line mode.
• Suspend and Save - suspends and saves the activity and leaves the assembly line mode.

In case the value of this property is true, the behavior of the complete, suspend and suspend & save actions depends on the enabled or disabled assembly mode in the following way:

Assembly line mode enabled:

• Suspend - suspends the activity and fetches the next activity from assembly line (the same activity in that case).
• Suspend & Save - suspends and saves the activity and fetches the next activity from assembly line (the same activity in that case).
• Complete - completes the current activity and displays next assembly line activity irrespective of process instance (until all activities are completed).

Assembly line mode disabled:

• Suspend / Suspend & Save - suspends / suspends and saves the current activity and leaves the assembly line mode.
• Complete - completes the current activity and shows next assembly line activity only from the same process definition, if available. If not available, the operation leaves the assembly line mode. Assembly line icon is not displayed for subsequent assembly line activities (which are of same process instance).