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Procedure
1 Drag an Asynchronous Workflow element from the Action & Workflow menu to the appropriate position
in the workflow schema.
The Choose workflow selection dialog box appears.
2 Search for and select the desired workflow from the list and click OK.
3 Link the Asynchronous Workflow element to the elements that precede and follow it in the workflow
schema.
4 Click the Asynchronous Workflow element to show its properties tabs in the bottom half of the
Schema tab.
5 Bind the required input parameters to the workflow in IN tab of the asynchronous workflow element.
6 Bind the required output parameter in the OUT tab of the asynchronous workflow element.
You can bind the output parameter either to the called workflow, or to that workflow's result.
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Bind to the called workflow to return that workflow as an output parameter
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Bind to the workflow token of the called workflow to return the result of running the called workflow.
7 Define the exception behavior of the asynchronous workflow element in the Exceptions tab.
8 Click Save at the bottom of the workflow editor.
You called a workflow asynchronously from another workflow. When the workflow reaches the asynchronous
workflow during its run, the asynchronous workflow starts, and the initial workflow continues its run without
waiting for the asynchronous workflow to finish.
What to do next
You can schedule a workflow to start at a later time and date.
Schedule a Workflow
You can call a workflow from a workflow and schedule it to start at a later time and date.
You schedule workflows in another workflow by using the Schedule Workflow element.
Prerequisites
Create a workflow, open it for editing in the workflow editor, and add some elements to the workflow schema.
Procedure
1 Drag a Schedule Workflow element from the Action & Workflow menu to the appropriate position in
the workflow schema.
2 Search for the workflow to call by typing part of its name in the text box.
3 Select the workflow from the list and click OK.
4 Link the Schedule Workflow element to the elements that precede and follow it in the workflow schema.
5 Click the Schedule Workflow element to show its properties tabs in the bottom half of the Schema tab.
6 Click the IN property tab.
A parameter named workflowScheduleDate appears in the list of properties to define, together with the
input parameters of the calling workflow.
7 Click Not set for the workflowScheduleDate parameter to set the parameter.
8 Click Create parameter/attribute in workflow to create the parameter and set the parameter value.
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