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Workflow Configuration Example 

The workflow configuration that we are going to illustrate has two entities:

  • Phone Call

  • Phone Conversation

Workflow Diagram

When Workflow Item is created, it is connected to the Phone Call. On the first “Start Call” step , a user can proceed to the “Call Phone Conversation Step” if the recipient answered, or to the “End Phone Call” step if the recipient did not.

On step “Call Phone Conversation”, the user enters Workflow Data and navigates to the “End Phone Call” step via the “End conversation” transition. On this transition, a new Entity of Phone Conversation is created and assigned to the Phone Call entity.

Configuration 

workflows:
    phone_call:
        entity: Acme\Bundle\DemoBundle\Entity\PhoneCall
        start_step: start_call
        steps:
            start_call:
                allowed_transitions:
                    - connected
                    - not_answered
            start_conversation:
                allowed_transitions:
                    - end_conversation
            end_call:
                is_final: true
        attributes:
            phone_call:
                type: entity
                options:
                    class: Acme\Bundle\DemoBundle\Entity\PhoneCall
            call_timeout:
                type: integer
            call_successfull:
                type: boolean
            conversation_successful:
                type: boolean
            conversation_comment:
                type: string
            conversation_result:
                type: string
            conversation:
                type: entity
                options:
                    class: Acme\Bundle\DemoBundle\Entity\PhoneConversation
        variable_definitions:
            variables:
                var1:
                    type: 'string'
                    value: 'Var1Value'
        transitions:
            start_call:
                is_start: true                         # this transition used to start new workflow
                step_to: start_conversation            # next step after transition performing
                transition_definition: create_call     # link to definition of conditions and actions
                init_context_attribute: init_source    # name of variable which contains init context
                init_entities:                         # list of view page entities where will be displayed transition button
                    - 'Oro\Bundle\UserBundle\Entity\User'
                    - 'Oro\Bundle\TaskBundle\Entity\Task'
                init_datagrids:                        # list of datagrids on which rows start transition buttons should be shown for start transition from not related entity
                    - user_entity_grid
                    - task_entity_grid
            connected:
                step_to: start_conversation
                transition_definition: connected_definition
            not_answered:
                step_to: end_call
                transition_definition: not_answered_definition
            end_conversation:
                step_to: end_call
                form_options:
                    attribute_fields:
                        conversation_comment:
                            options:
                transition_definition: end_conversation_definition
        transition_definitions:
            create_call:
                conditions:    # Check that the transition start from the entity page
                    '@and':
                        - '@not_empty': [$init_source.entityClass]
                        - '@not_empty': [$init_source.entityId]
                actions:
                    - '@find_entity':
                        class: $init_source.entityClass
                        identifier: $init_source.entityId
                        attribute: $.user
                    - '@tree':
                        conditions:
                            - '@instanceof': [$init_source.entityClass, 'Oro\Bundle\UserBundle\Entity\User']
                        actions:
                            - '@assign_value': [$entity.phone, $.user.phone]
                            - '@flush_entity': $entity    # flush created entity
            connected_definition: # Try to make call connected
                # Check that timeout is set
                conditions:
                    '@not_blank': [$call_timeout]
                # Set call_successfull = true
                actions:
                    - '@assign_value':
                        parameters: [$call_successfull, true]
            not_answered_definition: # Callee did not answer
                # Make sure that caller waited at least 60 seconds
                conditions: # call_timeout not empty and >= 60
                    '@and':
                        - '@not_blank': [$call_timeout]
                        - '@ge': [$call_timeout, 60]
                # Set call_successfull = false
                actions:
                    - '@assign_value':
                        parameters: [$call_successfull, false]
            end_conversation_definition:
                conditions:
                    # Check required properties are set
                    '@and':
                        - '@not_blank': [$conversation_result]
                        - '@not_blank': [$conversation_comment]
                        - '@not_blank': [$conversation_successful]
                # Create PhoneConversation and set it's properties
                # Pass data from workflow to conversation
                actions:
                    - '@create_entity': # create PhoneConversation
                        parameters:
                            class: Acme\Bundle\DemoBundle\Entity\PhoneConversation
                            attribute: $conversation
                            data:
                                result: $conversation_result
                                comment: $conversation_comment
                                successful: $conversation_successful
                                call: $phone_call

Translation File Configuration 

To define translatable textual representation of the configuration fields, create translation file Acme\Bundle\DemoBundle\Resources\translations\workflows.en.yml with the following content.

oro:
    workflow:
        phone_call:
            label: 'Demo Call Workflow'
            step:
                start_call:
                    label: 'Start Phone Call'
                start_conversation:
                    label: 'Call Phone Conversation'
                end_call:
                    label: 'End Phone Call'
            attribute:
                phone_call:
                    label: 'Phone Call'
                call_timeout:
                    label: 'Call Timeout'
                call_successfull:
                    label: 'Call Successful'
                conversation_successful:
                    label: 'Conversation Successful'
                conversation_comment:
                    label: 'Conversation Comment'
                conversation_result:
                    label: 'Conversation Result'
                conversation:
                    label: Conversation
            transition:
                connected:
                    label: Connected
                    warning_message: 'Going to connect...'
                not_answered:
                    label: 'Not answered'
                end_conversation:
                    label: 'End conversation'
                    attribute:
                        conversation_comment:
                            label: 'Comment for the call result'

As usual, for Symfony translations (messages) files, the structure of nodes can be grouped by key dots. This code above provides the full tree just as an example. See more about translations in the Translations Wizard topic.

PhoneCall Entity 

namespace Acme\Bundle\DemoBundle\Entity;

use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;

#[ORM\Entity]
#[ORM\Table(name: 'acme_demo_phone_call')]
class PhoneCall
{
    #[ORM\Id]
    #[ORM\Column(name: 'id', type: 'integer')]
    #[ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy: 'AUTO')]
    private $id;

    #[ORM\Column(name: 'number', type: 'string', length: 255)]
    private $number;

    #[ORM\Column(name: 'name', type: 'string', length: 255, nullable: true)]
    private $name;

    #[ORM\Column(name: 'description', type: 'text', nullable: true)]
    private $description;

    #[ORM\OneToMany(targetEntity: 'PhoneConversation', mappedBy: 'call')]
    private $conversations;

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->conversations = new ArrayCollection();
    }

    public function getId()
    {
        return $this->id;
    }

    public function setNumber($number)
    {
        $this->number = $number;
        return $this;
    }

    public function getNumber()
    {
        return $this->number;
    }

    public function setName($name)
    {
        $this->name = $name;
        return $this;
    }

    public function getName()
    {
        return $this->name;
    }

    public function setDescription($description)
    {
        $this->description = $description;

        return $this;
    }

    public function getDescription()
    {
        return $this->description;
    }

    public function getConversations()
    {
        return $this->conversations;
    }
}

PhoneConversation Entity 

namespace Acme\Bundle\DemoBundle\Entity;

use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;

#[ORM\Entity]
#[ORM\Table(name: 'acme_demo_phone_conversation')]
class PhoneConversation
{
    #[ORM\Id]
    #[ORM\Column(name: 'id', type: 'integer')]
    #[ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy: 'AUTO')]
    private $id;

    #[ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity: 'PhoneCall', inversedBy: 'conversations')]
    #[ORM\JoinColumn(name: 'call_id', referencedColumnName: 'id')]
    private $call;

    #[ORM\Column(name: 'result', type: 'string', length: 255, nullable: true)]
    private $result;

    #[ORM\Column(name: 'comment', type: 'string', length: 255, nullable: true)]
    private $comment;

    #[ORM\Column(name: 'successful', type: 'boolean', nullable: true)]
    private $successful;

    public function getId()
    {
        return $this->id;
    }

    public function setResult($result)
    {
        $this->result = $result;

        return $this;
    }

    public function getResult()
    {
        return $this->result;
    }

    public function setComment($comment)
    {
        $this->comment = $comment;
        return $this;
    }

    public function getComment()
    {
        return $this->comment;
    }

    public function setSuccessful($successful)
    {
        $this->successful = $successful;
        return $this;
    }

    public function isSuccessful()
    {
        return $this->successful;
    }

    public function setCall($call)
    {
        $this->call = $call;
        return $this;
    }

    public function getCall()
    {
        return $this->call;
    }
}

Flow Diagram 

Workflow Diagram