Document Manager Lifecycle Processes

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Introduction

The Document Manager lifecycle Processes are used to automate and manage lifecycle events of a document. This page contains information on the Document Manager specific automated tasks that can be used in the Business Process Designer to build unique and powerful lifecycle processes for your documents

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Documents

Use the Documents nodes to automatically get information about a document, library, change it's status, set a review date, publish to a library and post to it's timeline

  • Email Coworker
Email Coworker

Email Coworker

Use this node to send an email to a named or variable coworker

Options

  • Document ID
This is the ID of the document the lifecycle process is running against and can be left as Auto
  • co-worker
This is the ID of the co-worker who the email will be sent to
  • co-worker (from variable)
This option should be used with the variable picker to inject the co-worker id for whom the email it going to be send to - this should be the id not display for the co-worker
This option should only be used if the co-worker field is not set
  • Mailbox Name
Select the Hornbill Mailbox from which you want this sent.
  • Email From
Select the email address that you want listed as the sender.
  • Email Template
Select the email template that you want to use for this email - in the admin console > system > email > templates you can create your own email templates under the Document Manager and Document entity options, as well as using either of the default DocumentNotification or DocumentReviewDue templates which are provided.
  • System Timeline Update
Select if the default system text will be added to the timeline for this action
  • Manual Timeline Update
Select Manual to override the default System timeline Text, and add your own text which will appear in the timeline update for this action
  • Email Document Owner
Email Document Owner

Email Document Owner

Use this node to send an email to owner of the document

Options

  • Document ID
This is the ID of the document the lifecycle process is running against and can be left as Auto
  • Mailbox Name
Select the Hornbill Mailbox from which you want this sent.
  • Email From
Select the email address that you want listed as the sender.
  • Email Template
Select the email template that you want to use for this email - in the admin console > system > email > templates you can create your own email templates under the Document Manager and Document entity options, as well as using either of the default DocumentNotification or DocumentReviewDue templates which are provided.
  • System Timeline Update
Select if the default system text will be added to the timeline for this action
  • Manual Timeline Update
Select Manual to override the default System timeline Text, and add your own text which will appear in the timeline update for this action
  • Email External Email Address
Email External Email Address

Email Document Owner

Use this node to send an email to specific external email address

Options

  • Document ID
This is the ID of the document the lifecycle process is running against and can be left as Auto
  • Email Address
Use a comma to email multiple
  • Mailbox Name
Select the Hornbill Mailbox from which you want this sent.
  • Email From
Select the email address that you want listed as the sender.
  • Email Template
Select the email template that you want to use for this email - in the admin console > system > email > templates you can create your own email templates under the Document Manager and Document entity options, as well as using either of the default DocumentNotification or DocumentReviewDue templates which are provided.
  • System Timeline Update
Select if the default system text will be added to the timeline for this action
  • Manual Timeline Update
Select Manual to override the default System timeline Text, and add your own text which will appear in the timeline update for this action
  • Get Document Record
Get Document Record

Get Document Record

Use this node to get information about a document (owner, status etc)

Options

  • Document ID
This is the ID of the document the lifecycle process is running against and can be left as 'Auto
  • Get Document Owner's' Manager
Get Document Owner's Manager

Get Document Owner's Manager

Use this node to get information about a document owner's manager

Options

  • Document ID
This is the ID of the document the lifecycle process is running against and can be left as Auto
  • Get Library Info
Get Library Info

Get Library Info

Use this node to get information about a specific library (Owner etc)

Options

  • Document ID
This is the ID of the document the lifecycle process is running against and can be left as Auto
  • Library
This is the name of the library which for which the information is required
  • Publish to Library
Publish to Library

Publish to Library

Use this node to publish a document to a library

Options

  • Document ID
This is the ID of the document the lifecycle process is running against and can be left as Auto
  • Library
This is the name of the library you wish to publish too
  • Can Read Document
Allow members of the library to view the document
  • Can Edit Content
Allow members of the library to edit the document content
  • Can Edit Metadata
Allow members of the library to edit the documents metadata
  • Post to Timeline
Post to Timeline

Post to Timeline

Use this node to post to a documents timeline

Options

  • Document ID
This is the ID of the document the lifecycle process is running against and can be left as Auto
  • Timeline post content
add the content to be posted to the documents timeline
  • Set Review Date
Set Review Date

Set Review Date

Use this node to set the next review date for the document

Options

  • Document ID
This is the ID of the document the lifecycle process is running against and can be left as Auto
  • Review Date
Add the date the document should next be reviewed
  • Status Change
Status Change

Status Change

Use this node to change the status of a document

Options

  • Document ID
This is the ID of the document the lifecycle process is running against and can be left as Auto
  • Status
Choose the status to change the document too
  • Comment
  • Optionally add a comment which will be posted to the document timeline when the status is changed.