Update waiting process instance variables and globals

Learn to update variables and globals to a sleeping process instance

Last published at: April 30th, 2024

This function updates the variables, globals, and workflow design changes to the sleeping instances. 

 

Update Variables Values

On the Process Instances page, select the process from the table and click on the Utils - Update - Variable Values menu option, as shown below. 

 

The variables with the current values are displayed below. You may provide the new values and click on the Update button. 

 

The variables are updated, and the new values are available for the process step in the process instance. 

 

Update Global Values

On the Process Instances page, select the process from the table and click on the Utils - Update - Variable Values menu option, as shown below. 

 

The globals with the current values are displayed below. You can provide the new values by clicking on the Update button. 

 

The globals are updated, and the new values are available for the process step in the process instance. 

 

Update Design

As shown below, any workflow design changes can be pushed to the sleeping process instance(s). 

On the Process Instances page, select the process from the table and click the Utils - Update - Design menu option.

 

An Update Design popup window is displayed for confirmation. The application collates all design changes to push to the sleeping process instance (related to the definition). You can click OK to proceed.  

 

The design changes have been updated successfully with an alert notification, as shown below. 

 

Note: The values passed to Variables/Globals to a process instance through API are retained by default, regardless of whether the values are correct.