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Posted on by Anton Tjiptadi 2,013

Hi all,

Actually what is the difference between class xxxEventHandler created during creation Workflow Type and xxxEventHandler created during creation Workflow Approval ?

xxxEventHandler created during creation of Workflow Type usually has method:

-started

-completed

-canceled

xxxEventHandler created during creation of Workflow Approval usually has method:

-canceled

-changeRequest

-completed

-created

-denied

-returned

-started

My confusion are, Workflow Type event : Started / Completed / Canceled it's look the same as Workflow Approval event : Started / Completed / Denied, is it not ?

So if I already put some routine in let's say Workflow Type event : Started / Completed / Canceled, I don't need to put in Workflow Approval event, right ?

Kindly advice,

Thanks,

Toni.

Thanks in advance,

Toni

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    Mea_ 60,286 on at

    Hi Toni,

    You probably want to read this msdn article: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc588240.aspx it has a description of both classes and some examples as well.

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    Anton Tjiptadi 2,013 on at

    Hi Ievgen,

    Thanks for your kind information.

    So basically, if I understand correctly from it, especially from section whereby they talked about Element Level Event Handler and it is said we can use it for transition of the workflow document, so I only need to maintain in Workflow Approval event : Started / Completed / Denied only.

    Workflow Approval event : Started / Completed / Denied is Element Level Event Handler whereas

    Workflow Type event : Started / Completed / Canceled is Workflow Level Event Handler.

    Can I say like that?

    Thanks again.

    Toni

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    Mea_ 60,286 on at

    Yep, that's correct.

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    Asim Saeed Profile Picture
    Asim Saeed 575 on at

    Yes its correct, You need to understand this, at times Workflow type contains two child elements

    1)  Task element 2) Approval element  because at times document needs to be send for review before it is approved. The simple example you can see is HcmPositionAction workflow objects.

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