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9 Click Not set for Value to set the parameter value.
10 Use the calendar that appears to set the date and time to start the scheduled workflow and click OK.
11 Bind the remaining input parameters to the scheduled workflow in the IN tab of the scheduled workflow
element.
12 Bind the required output parameters to the Task object in the OUT tab of the scheduled workflow element.
13 Define the exception behavior of the scheduled workflow element in the Exceptions tab.
14 Click Save at the bottom of the workflow editor.
You scheduled a workflow to start at a given time and date from another workflow.
What to do next
You can call multiple workflows simultaneously from a workflow.
Call Several Workflows Simultaneously
Calling several workflows simultaneously runs the called workflows synchronously as part of the run of the
calling workflow. The calling workflow waits for all of the called workflows to complete before it continues.
The calling workflow can use the results of the called workflows as input parameters when it runs its
subsequent schema elements.
You call several workflows simultaneously from another workflow by using the Nested Workflows element.
You can use nested workflows to run workflows with user credentials that are different from the credentials
of the user of the calling workflow.
Prerequisites
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Open a workflow for editing in the workflow editor.
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Add some elements to the workflow schema.
Procedure
1 Drag a Nested Workflows 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 a workflow to start and click OK.
3 Link the Nested Workflows element to the elements that precede and follow it in the workflow schema.
4 Click the Nested Workflows element to show its properties tabs in the bottom half of the Schema tab.
5 Click the Workflows tab.
The workflow you selected in Step 2 appears in the tab.
6 Set the IN and OUT bindings for this workflow in the IN and OUT tabs in the right panel of the
Workflows schema element properties tab.
7 Click the Connection Info tab in the right panel of the Workflows schema element properties tab.
The Connection Info tab allows you to access workflows stored in a different server to the local one, using
the appropriate credentials.
8 To access workflows on a remote server, select Remote and click Not set to provide a host name or IP
address for the remote server.
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