My understanding is that the 8.0.3 processflow files, (.flo), are in a proprietary format, therefore it's not possible to use the .flo files themselves to generate documentation.  Am I wrong  Is there a trick or utility I can use to read a .flo file How are others documenting flows Are there better tools in version 9

I try to configure oracle JDBC for process Flow but unsusscessful. Here is what I did: On PF server (Windows server 2003):  - Placed oracle driver jar file (ojdbc14.jar from Oracle site) in $GENDIR\bpm\jar directory  - Add the following line in pfserv.cfg file to include the driver jar in classpath:     pfserv.common.classpath.5GENDIRbpm/jar/ojdbc14.jar  - Restart the PF server. On Designer Desktop:  - Placed the same driver jar file in \lib directory  - modified the designer.bat file ...

Hi,  I'm new to Lawson Guru and learning PF.  Has anyone found a good way to update user profile, user task definitions and user task categories  I know in v 8.x we could use the MS Add-In.  We just migrated to Lawson Security and consolidated user accounts to their network ID.  We missed a bunch of ID's which which had assigments in PF.  I'm looking for a way to update these using a Lawson tool so that I do not have to type the values manually.  Any input will be most appreciated

I load a string variable early on in my PFlow that is used much later in a branch, but after debugging a bit, it's clear that the variable is emptied after a User Action Node.  It just disappears, or more strictly, it is cleaned out and changes from 'YES' to '    ' yet it isn't referred to in any of the nodes around the area it gets 'cleaned out' in.  Anyone else seen this or have a workaround to fix it Thanks!

I have a scheduled process flow that will read the data stored on BS31 and determine which records needs an EOI and which ones does not.  Processflow adds the record that need an EOI to the inbasket to either approve/deny.  The problem we are having is when the first record goes to the inbasket the processflow is held up until somebody takes action. How do I put the record in the inbasket and move on to the next record so that all records will be read.  And have all records that either shoul...

How to make a transaction call to update a child form (subform) which depends on the update of its parent form  For example:               For service PO, when users change the QTY from 2 to 1 on PO20.1, and service code  from Q (quantity and cost) to A ( Amount). The PO20.1 will jump to PO20.3 and ask you to change the “Exclude from AOC’ from N to Y.  In the process flow,  we can change the QTY and Service code on PO20.1 but don’t know how to make an update on its childform which is PO20.3...

We are trying to update a user defined field on HR11. PFI likes to reference form fields and not file fields. Anyone know what form or how to reference a user defined field

Hello - I am building an interface to run monthly and grab all of the employees who have a birthday that month.  I then am emailing the list to the manager (or at least that is my goal).  Right now I have it setup to email the manager, but it occurs multiple times depending on how many employees have a birthday that month.  Would it work if I sent all of the employees with a birthday that month to a file and then somehow pull from that file for the email in order to generate a list I also ha...

We are in the process of upgrading from 8.03 to LSF9 and we are having trouble getting a workunit to trigger once adding a requisition.  I am able to trigger the workflow from Processflow Admin Tool  and it does create a workunit, so I know that the Service, criteria level, and process definition are setup correctly....however, when I go to add a req through rq10 the req does not get picked up by pflow and workunit is not created. I am thinking that there is something that is missing in t...

I can successfully start off a process flow from the PF Admin. Tool using the Process Flow trigger page.  I use the ServiceAsynch - Service in the drop down box and I use the Service / Process Name that starts out my flow.  I'm passing the action code from the PF Trigger page also that I want to be evaluated in the flow.  BUT why can I not start off the same flow from mss personal action page  I have an email node that should tell me if the flow is started off before anything else is done in th...

Hello, I would like to know if any of you have found a way to attach a document to a flow.  Situation:  We are implementing a personal action flow on a Merit increase.  We would like for the Managers to upload the Review documentation at the same time they enter the Merit increase. Ideally when the flow reaches compensation all the required documents would be attached to the notification or inbasket for their review.  Any information or ideas on this request would be appreciated.

I'm working with a flow where we are loading the BL98.1 and BL98.2 from an external source using JDBC.  Afterwhich, I need to submit a predefined BL520 then BL122 then BL123 then GL190. Does any know how to SUBMIT a job using ProcessFlow  I am using the Transaction object.  It has the Add and Change buttons (along with the others), but it doesn't have the SUBMIT button. Is there a different way to submit a job using PFI Thanks! Joe

What does it mean when I get this error in the PF Activity Log 'Multiple RM Ids found for Company: 100, Employee: 123456, identityName: STAGING_EMPLOYEE The node is able to find the correct supervisor for the employee having an action according to the log but then I get the above error.

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone can help with a JDBC driver setup for ProcessFlow Integrator on a Unix Server, Oracle Database. I have the ProcessFlow Designer working when run locally, (thanks to suggestions from this forum!), but I have yet to successfully run the same flow on the server. I have placed the ojdbc14.jar file within the $GENDIR/bpm/jars directory, as suggested by Lawson Documentation, and restarted ProcessFlow servers. I still receive the following errors: SQLException...

We have a need to take transactions from an external system and process them through a series of Lawson transactions. The transactions will take place on several different Lawson screens and so this seems tailor made for Process Flow.  The external system can push the data to us through a SOAP message. At this time sending the data via an FTP process is not an option. We have been working with some consultants who advised us to use Websphere MQ for this process. Unfortunate we have hit some roa...

I am testing a process flow with 6 new users.  I am able log into the portal with their accounts and view their inbaskets. I am adding them to a UserAction by username instead of task.  I have verified that I am able to add my user account.  When I add the properly spelled, uppercase/lowercase username of one of the 6 new users, I get an error in flow administration saying that they are not valid flow users.  'Error in first queue call.  No valid users or tasks with valid users were assigned.' ...

I am having a problem adding a variable in my pf admin tool so I can use it in my process flow.  I added a User Field that I then attached to my action in PA50.  In MSS, I can select one of the three values and submit but how do I capture that selection and store it for use in my process flow  I've tried setting these variables up in Service Variable Definition: HRU_FIELD_NAME size 20; PCO_CODE size 10; PCT_NEW_VALUE_1 size 10.  The rest of my MSS items work now and workunits are being created ...

Anyone decipher Lawson's reqapproval flow When using a resource node to query email of a requester, assign node takes a variable NOTIFY_EMAIL and assigns it to the requester node email output. For email found, Lawson's branch says NOTIFY_EMAIL > ' '. for email not found, Lawson's branch says NOTIFY_EMAIL = ' '. What values am I polulating the ' ' with Also, NOTIFY_EMAIL is set up as a string, but Lawson't branch is using >, normally used with Integers Can someone explain, or recommend another...

Looks for all options for how to setup process flow notices that need to be sent to individuals that are not Lawson users, do not have RMIDs setup in security, and are outside of our company network/email system. For example, we would like to send HR Termination Notices to our third-party vendor who manages our voluntary benefit options.  Is the only option to hard-code the external email address into the Process Flow design or to setup a 'dummy' RMID We are not using Integrator yet.

How do you put a new line on the end of a line in a unix file using the File access Node.

I've worked mostly in our dev environment.  Our administrators are using SSL for our prod environment.  They want me to debug a process flow in prod.  Upon using ProcessFlow Administrator and checking the 'SSL Enabled' checkbox, I get a huge java error/stack trace basically indicating: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target I've gone into IE and...

I need help on a process flow query. When I run a query against the REQHEADER table, I pull the field ACTIVITY. I do a substring function  - if the ACTIVITY number starts with 01, 02, 03 do this, if not, do another. This logic works, however, not all Requisitions will have an ACTIVITY number. So I'm trying to instruct the flow if no ACTIVITY exists, just keep on going. So far, I've tried ACTIVITY == '', != '', == 'undefined', != 'undefined, > '', = '', > null, = null. I keep getting the same ...

I am trying create a process flow in a batch program.  Does anyone have an example.  I am using the basic trigger, and it cannot find the service and create a work unit.  Can you use a basic trigger from a batch program

Is there a table or file that contains the list of people who work under a supervisor in Lawson  I'm trying to use PF to send a list of people working under a supervisor.  Thanks!  Merry Christmas

I'm working with the ReqHeader, RQ10 and RSS.  I've got a request to update our recsum.htm and I need to find this particular data.  The data is entered on the RQ10 by clicking the 'Add Comment' button in the middle of the page or using comment codes in RSS (req self service). I've been told that the comments are here: Comments are stored in the product line in what is referred to as the 'L_index'.   The convention is L_HXXX or L_DXXX where the 'H' stands for header record and the 'D' for det...