Workflow structural elements

Every workflow begins with a <Context> block. You use it to conveniently define symbols that apply to the workflow. You can use these symbols over and over in that workflow. For example, suppose that you extend the Workflow entity and add User as a foreign key. Then, you can define the symbol user for use in the workflow script with the value Workflow.User.

Within the workflow, you have access to additional symbols, basically whatever the workflow instance knows about. For example, you can define a symbol such that inserting Cancellation into the text workflow actually inserts Workflow.PolicyPeriod.Cancellation.

Defining Symbols

You must specify in the context any foreign key or parameter that the workflow subtype definition references. To access the <Context> element, select it in the outline view. You add new symbols in the property area at the bottom of the screen.

Field	Description
Name	The name to use in the workflow process for this entity.
Type	The Guidewire entity type.
Value	The instance of the entity being referenced.

The <Start> structural block defines the step on which the workflow starts. To set the first step, select <Start> in the outline view (center pane). In the properties pane at the bottom of the screen, choose the starting step from the drop-down list of steps. Studio displays the downward point of a green arrow on the step that you chose.

This element can optionally contain Gosu code to set up the workflow or its business data.

The <Finish> structural block is an optional block that contains Gosu code to perform any last cleanup after the workflow reaches an Outcome Workflow Step.