[Zope-CMF] programmatically change workflow state

Florent Guillaume fg@nuxeo.com
19 Aug 2001 12:07:35 GMT


> > I use DCWorkflow and a transition script that gets called when the
> > folder changes state. The script then calls a method in the product,
> > passing in the workflow, and the method recurses on the children and
> > calls wf._changeStateOf on them. I also think I'll have to reindex the
> > children because that's something the WorkflowTool usually does.
> 
> Is this possible in the standard workflow tool? I mean calling a method on 
> the object whic state has been changed? I looked thru the code but couldn't 
> find anything indicating that it is possible.

No, the default workflow is bare-bones simple and non-customizable. For
anything different, you should use DCWorkflow, which is really nice BTW.


Florent Guillaume
Nuxeo