Create Request Task
As a workflow progresses, there may be situations where another change or request type is required.
This could be handled within the same workflow, unless it is in a field of responsibility of another team or analyst, or it is a distinct business process in itself (for example, a change request initiating a release request).
Create Request Tasks give you more control of the assignment of workflows, and allow you to break large and complex workflows into smaller, more manageable segments. They can be used to generate requests when this type of task is completed, or as part of a workflow. They are manual by default, but they can be automatic.
The Create Request task will automatically generate another request based on a workflow template.
For example, you can launch a separate procurement request from a hardware or software request.
In it, you can map in all the data from the original request that pertains to the procurement request. This way the child procurement request submits with all of the necessary fields already populated. See example at the end of this document.
This new request is linked to the original as its child and can be viewed in the linking diagram.
Once created, the new and the original requests run independently. When the new (child) request is closed, this is indicated in the linking diagram. This will not be indicated in the history of the original (parent) request. If you want the original (parent workflow) to wait until this request is complete before proceeding, use a delay task and set it to wait until child requests are closed.
The Create Request task allows for any request field, including custom fields, to be mapped as a static value or a value from the existing request.
You should not define Create Request tasks directly after the Request Start task in a workflow, or after another task that in turn has a Create Request task. This may result in infinite recursions, creating a request that creates a task that in turn creates a request and so on.
On the dependency diagram, double-click the Create Request task icon to view the Create Request Task Details window.
If needed, take action on the task in order to edit the details.
Complete the common task fields on this task.
Complete the remaining Task Information fields:
5. Complete the Task Description details.
6. Complete the Action Information details.
7. After you have completed the fields, save or defer the task for later action.
Example
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