There are times when clients want to start hierarchy approval from a specific worker and not from the one who initiated the workflow and then traverse up the hierarchy.
Scenario:
_supportedDataTypes.add(extendedTypeStr(WFOwner));
Scenario:
- Invoices are coming from third-party into FinOps and creating tax invoice registers
- Setting the Approved by field at tax invoice register line level
- AP Clerk/Administrator assigns these invoices to correct worker for approval
So, in the above scenario, the AP clerk initiated the workflow but the workflow will not go his/her line manager for approval instead it will be assigned to the owner (approved by) of the invoice.
This is what we want to achieve – add a new Start from
This Start from list get populated through getSupportedDataType() in class WorkflowHierarchyProviderHelper
Create a new event handler class and subscribe to the delegate as shown below.
P.S. WFOwner is the custom created EDT.
class ECL_WorkflowHierarchyProviderHelperEventHandler
{
[SubscribesTo(classstr(WorkflowHierarchyProviderHelper), delegatestr(WorkflowHierarchyProviderHelper, addAdditonalSupportedDataTypesDelegate))]
static void
addAdditonalSupportedDataTypesDelegate(Set _supportedDataTypes)
addAdditonalSupportedDataTypesDelegate(Set _supportedDataTypes)
{
_supportedDataTypes.add(extendedTypeStr(WFOwner));
}
}
Add a new field on LedgerJournalTable and assign the WFOwner EDT to it. LedgerJournalTable is for reference as the above change is implemented for vendor invoice approval.
