[Zope-CMF] DCWorkflow using workflow variables in guards

[Luca Olivetti]

mvans at xs4all.nl wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> Im trying to make a workflow that is able to assign an object to a person
> instead of a role. I'm trying to accomplish this by setting a workflow
> variable 'assigned' and doing checks on this variable in the guard
> conditions.
> 
> I read the docs that are available. and came to the following guard
> conditions to reference the variable with python expressions.
> 
> python:status_change.state.assigned == 'somename'
> This does not work.
> 
> python:state.assigned == 'somename'
> this also doesn't work.
> 
> Does anyone has any ideas how to accomplish this?

In the transition where you assign the assigned variable also change 
ownership (by using a script) of the object to that user, then in the 
guard use "Role(s)=Owner".
In order for the object to show up in the worklist for that user, you 
have to add a catalog variable for "assigned" and then match that to 
"%(user_id)s".

BEWARE: it's been a while I hadn't time to work on zope/cmf/plone, so 
things may have changed and there could be a simpler/better way to 
achieve the same result.

Bye
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Luca Olivetti
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