[Zope-CMF] Re: Stuck with DCWorkflow....

[Riccardo Lemmi]

Dmitry S. Makovey wrote:

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> Hi, I'm stuck with DCWorkflow and looking for enlightenment ;)
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> I'm working with plone, but i suppose it shouldn't make much difference.
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> I'm trying to create a new state : archive. Scenario is as follows:
> whenever item is get published it should be copied over to an archive.
> Items in archive should have their own state "archive", and published item
> remains published.
> My steps:
> 1. copied over folder_workflow (I know I should've used plone_workflow but
> for the sake of simplicity I'll stay with it for awhile) to dimon_workflow
> 2. in dimon workflow:
>  created new state: archive (no possible transition from that state)
>  in dimon_workflow created script:
>  <archiveOnPublish.py>
>   o=getattr(state_change, 'object')
>   obj_parent=o.aq_parent
>   portal_root=context.portal_url.getPortalObject()
>   wf_tool=portal_root.portal_workflow
> 
>   dest_name=getattr(portal_root,'archive')
>   archive=getattr(portal_root,dest_name)
>   ac=archive.manage_pasteObjects( obj_parent.manage_copyObjects(o.getId())
>   )
> 
>   workflow_action='copy_to_archive'
>   comment='Auto-archived'
>   for o in ac:
>       a=getattr(archive,o['new_id'])
>       wf_tool.doActionFor( a, workflow_action)
>  </archiveOnPublish.py>
>  created new transition copy_to_archive (Destination: archive, initiated
>  by
> workflow method)
>  modified "publish" transition to run archiveOnPublish after transition
>  modified "published" state to allow copy_to_archive transition
>  changed private state to allow transition to archive state (copy_t
>  Associated dimon_workflow with Course type
> Now whenever I'm trying to "publish" Course I get:
> 
> <Error message>
> Error Type
> WorkflowException
> 
> Error Value
> No workflow provides the "copy_to_archive" action.
> </Error message>
> ...

When a content is pasted the status of copied object is 'visible'.
You shouldst add a transition from 'visible' to 'archive', and the 'Trigger 
type' should be 'Initiated by user action'.
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                             Riccardo Lemmi