Adding a Stop Step

The stop step is a type of Workflow Process step that Siebel CRM uses to display an error message in the client, and then terminate a Workflow Process.

If Siebel CRM uses a stop step in a sub process, then this stop step stops the sub process and it also stops the parent Workflow Process. It is not necessary to define a stop step in the parent workflow to stop the sub process.

To add a stop step

1. Select the Stop step from the Palettes pane, then drag and drop it on the canvas.

2. In the Properties pane:

   • In the Name property field, enter a name for the stop step (this is typically Stop). When you navigate out of the property pane, the step name will be updated on the canvas. For more information, see Naming a Workflow Process Step or a Process Property.

   • (Optional) In the Description property field, enter a value that describes the purpose of the stop step.

   • In the Error Code property field, choose an error code.

     If the predefined error messages that the Error Code property of the stop step displays do not meet your requirements, then you can define a custom error message on the stop step. For more information, see Defining a Custom Error Message on a Stop Step.

   • In the Error Message property field, type in the error message.

   • Define other properties for the stop step, as necessary.

   For more information, see the topic about the Workflow Process Step object type in Siebel Object Types Reference.

3. In the Multi Value Property Window (MVPW) pane, define input arguments for the stop step.

   The input arguments for a stop step contain the substitution variables that Siebel CRM displays in the error message. A percent sign (%) identifies a substitution variable. To define the substitution value, you enter it in the Name field. For more information, see Arguments You Can Define for a Process Property.