Workflows
This section describes changes to workflows.
Human Tasks
Effective in version 9.5.1 HotFix 4, a Human task can assign task instances to users based on values from a column with a precision of 65.
Previously, a Human task assigned task instances based on values from a column with a maximum precision of 20.
Effective in version 9.5.1 HotFix 2, you can work on a Human task that you created before you upgraded the Informatica services. Use the workflow recovery features to restart the task after you upgrade the Informatica services to HotFix 2.
Previously, you could not restart a Human task after an upgrade.
Version 9.5.1 HotFix 2 upgrades the Human task database structure. When you upgrade to 9.5.1 HotFix 2, log in to the Administrator tool to perform the database upgrade. Select the Data Integration Service that identifies the Human task database, and use the Actions menu to upgrade the Human task database structure.
Effective in version 9.5.1, you can configure a workflow to notify a user by email when a step in a Human task changes status. The workflow can send an email in the following cases:
- •A Human task creates a task instance and assigns it to a user or group.
- •A user or group completes a task instance.
- •An administrator reassigns a task instance to another user.
- •A user or group does not complete a task instance on time.
Previously, you configured a workflow to notify a user when users or groups completed the task instances associated with a step in a Human task.
Task Output
Effective in version 9.5.1, the general task output that indicates whether the task ran successfully is named Is Successful.
Previously, this general task output was named Task Status.
Tracing Level
Effective in version 9.5.1, you can set the workflow tracing level to ERROR or WARNING in the Developer tool to display error or warning messages in the workflow log. The ERROR tracing level logs error messages that caused the workflow instance to fail. The WARNING tracing level logs the error level messages in addition to warning messages that do not cause the workflow instance to fail.
Previously, you set the workflow tracing level to ERROR to display both error and warning messages.