Forms: External Transition
When triggered an External Transition places a task on a Process Queue for external processing. PhixFlow monitors the queue for task completion, triggering the Transition if applicable. Just as for userTransition the user is able to specify both task description and data expressions expression. These can be as complex as needed e.g. allowing the user to dynamically generate alarm context specific XML to be passed to the external process.
The following details are configured for each saved External Transition:
Form: External Transition Details
The following fields are configured on the Details tab:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the user transition. |
| Process Queue | The process queue a task is placed on when this task triggers. |
| Task Description Expression | Allows the user to build a regular PhixFlow Expression which will be used to create the task description. |
The following fields are configured through separate tabs on the form:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Data Expression | Allows the user to build a regular PhixFlow Expression which will be used to create the data. |
| Description | Description of the user transition. |
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