Prerequisites

• Access to the File > Process (PM022) menu.
• Access to the Management > Collection planning (SP003) menu.
• Previously created process configured with automation via workflow.

Introduction

SPC collection via workflow allows monitoring a process; thus, it is possible to automatically obtain data directly from each instance generated by the workflow.

Data that can be obtained:

Execution time: Records the time for the conclusion of a specific activity or the whole instance. In this case, the value can be in the format of seconds, minutes, or hours.

Obtain form field data: Fetches information entered in certain fields of the forms linked to the process activities. 

Obtain attribute data: Fetches information entered in certain attributes linked to the process or process activities. 

Creating and executing a collection via workflow

1. Access the Management > Collection planning (SP003) menu.

2. Click on the button.

3. On the screen that will be opened, in the Type of object to be collected field, select the Workflow option.

4. Then, select a process.

5. After doing that, click on the button. 

For the execution of this collection type, simply start a workflow instance. When the instance is closed, a new sample will be generated in the SPC collection, displaying the instance execution type and the instance that originated this reading value.

Conclusion

This article has taught you to understand the data that can be obtained from a collection configured via workflow, and how to execute this collection type.