StartProcessInstanceRepetitive

Description

Processes can be started periodically, on certain days. Intuitive time specifications (e.g. the 3rd day of each month) can be easily displayed. It is also possible to check whether an instance of the process has already been started and, depending on this, to decide whether a new one should be started.

Class

com.dooris.bpm.actionhandler.StartProcessInstanceRepetitive

Parameter

Parameter	Default Value	Description	Valid Examples

Parameter	Default Value	Description	Valid Examples
`processDefinition`		This parameter is used to set the name of the process instance to be started.
`variableNameForTopic`		This parameter is used to set the name of a process variable that contains the topic of the instance.
`contentForTopicVariable`		This parameter is used to set the content of the `variableNameForTopic` variable.
`referenceTimePeriodString`		This parameter is used to specify the time period.	`YEAR`, `MONTH`, `WEEK`
`relativeStartPoint`		Contains all days on which a new instance is to be started, separating the individual entries. All days must be seperateed by an `&`. Valid values are integers from -365 to 365 or MAX.	Examples: Start on the first day of each year: `referenceTimePeriodString`=`YEAR` `relativeStartPoint`=`1` Start on the last day of each month: `referenceTimePeriodString`=`MONTH` `relativeStartPoint`=`MAX` Start every Wednesday: `referenceTimePeriodString`=`WEEK` `relativeStartPoint`=`3` Start three days before the end of each month: `referenceTimePeriodString`=`MONTH` `relativeStartPoint`=`-3`
`useBusinessCalendar`		This parameter is used to decide if the business calendar will be used. If it is set to `true`, only business days will be taken into account when calculating the start time.
`timeForStartCheck`	`00:00`	This parameter is used to set a time in HH:MM format. New instances will be started as soon as this time is exceeded.
`criteriaForDuplicateCheck`		Valid values are `DEFINITION` or `TOPIC`. If `DEFINITION` is set, no instance will be started if another instance of the same process was started in a certain period of time (periodeInDaysForExistenceCheckOfStartedInstanceInPast). If `TOPIC` is set, no new instance will be started if another one was started with the same content in the topic variable.
`periodeInDaysForExistenceCheckOfStartedInstanceInPast`		A number from 0 to 365 can be specified here. This determines (in days) the period in which the same instances are checked (criteriaForDuplicateCheck).