[Setools] Composite processes

[Balázs Kósi]

Hi!

>> I am exploring case linking and criteria mechanism, to implement
>> "composite processes".
>> Does it make sense?
>
> Mmmmm, need more explanation of what you mean.

Sure :) Sadly i don't have a clear definition on what i want to accomplish,
because i don't have a clear view on the processes of the company, which
workings i want to automate. But probably sometimes later this
(incremental process exploration) will be a subject of another thread.

Luckily i have some idea on what i want to implement :) So: I want a
mechanism for
spawning new cases (of arbitary processes) on stage transition events
(or maybe on case
events in general). Such a new case will be linked (as a sub-case) to
the parent case, and
its state (more specially: its stage) can be used in the parents criterions.

Typical usage: the parent case steps in a stage, then it spawns some
children cases. Then
the stage's outgoing transition becomes enabled, when all of the
children cases are in an
end stage.

I think this is already in the system (actions on transition events,
case linking, and criterions). We need some mechanism (i overuse this
word) to make it more explicit. And we need UI elements which support
it (as for so much more things).

What do you think?

cheers: balazs