Create resource links using a workflow

Before you begin

Activities can be inserted at both the workflow and subprocess levels.

About this task

This procedure describes how to change one or more attributes of a group of resource links with the same name.

Procedure

  1. Add a workflow to create resource links.
  2. In the navigator, click Workflow > Workflows.
  3. In the Workflows list, select the resource you want to work with.
  4. In the Displays panel, click Workflow Management > Workflow Editor.
  5. Click the Workflow Editor tab.
  6. Insert an activity:
    • At the workflow level:
      • From the Standard Activities panel, click and drag the activity you want to insert to a drop point.
        Note: Activities can exist only between the presubprocess and postsubprocess.
    • At the subprocess level:
      • Double-click the local subprocess you want to add the activity to.
      • From the Standard Activities panel, click and drag the activity you want to insert to a drop point.
  7. On the activity configuration panel, click Configure Method.
    The Configure Method dialog box appears, displaying a list of the available call method service providers.
  8. Double-click IResourceLinking to display the list of available call methods.
  9. Click StartResourceLink, and then click Finish.
    The input parameters appear in the activity configuration panel.
  10. Configure the call method as follows:
    1. In the Resource Link Name field, enter a display name for the resource link.
    2. In the Source Address field, click the ellipsis button and select the source resource.
    3. If applicable, in the Start Time field, click the first arrow, and then select a date and time for the resource link to begin.
      Note: If the Start Time field is left blank, the start time defaults to the current date and time when the call method runs.
    4. In the Target Address field, click the ellipsis button and select the target resource.
    5. Click Save.
  11. Repeat steps 5-6 to create as many StartResourceLink call methods as required. Use the same resource link name for each call method, but ensure that each has different source and/or target addresses.
    Important: All resource links with the same name must have different source and/or target resources. If you create a StartResourceLink call method that duplicates an existing call method, it is ignored.
  12. Click Save.
  13. Run the workflow, or, on the Test/Debug tab, test the workflow to ensure that your input parameters are configured correctly.
    The resource links are created and can be viewed in a form.