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Workflow Object

The Workflow object represents a workflow definition. The Workflow object is available to the Document and Folder (if the Advanced Project Workflow Module is installed) objects.

Workflow Object Properties

The Workflow object provides following properties, all of which are read-only.

ClosedDisplayName Property

The name of the workflow as seen by users. Read-only.

Syntax

DisplayName As String

ClosedName Property

Returns the name of the current object. Depending on the object type, this property returns the display name of the object or it returns the internal name and may be read-only.

Syntax

Name As String

Remarks

If the current object is a Package, it must be in the Open status to set the value.

If the current object is a User, this property is the short name of the user as stored in the user's Meridian account information and is read-only. This property can be used to specify the recipient's email address and either an empty string or no value set in the Address property. If an email address is specified in Name, it must be surrounded with carets (<>). When used with Microsoft Outlook, the Name property may contain the user's full name or last name and Outlook will attempt to resolve the name to the email address in the default address book.

Meridian user names can be shown in different formats determined by the UserNameFormatserver registry setting.

ClosedState Property

An object that represents the specified workflow state. Read-only.

Syntax

State(StateName) As IASWorkflowState

ClosedTransition Property

An object that represents the specified workflow transition. Read-only.

Syntax

Transition(TransitionName) As IASWorkflowState

Remarks

The Transition object provides a SignatureRequired property that can be used to determine if the transition requires electronic signatures.

  • The property is False if the electronic signature feature is disabled or if it is enabled but the transition does not require electronic signatures.

  • The property is True if the feature is enable and the transition requires one or more electronic signatures.