Reset

Syntax

Reset()

Description

This method clears the approval process instance cached by the DoPreview() method. Approval process instances are cached between DoPreview() and DoSubmit() calls because a requester can add ad-hoc approvers to the previewed process before submitting. If ad-hoc approvers are added, using DoSubmit() to regenerate the approval process instance would cause the ad-hoc approvers to be lost. However, application developers must take care to call Reset() if the requester changes any significant fields between calls to DoPreview() and DoSubmit(). Since the Approval Framework does not know which fields are significant, this responsibility falls to the application developer. If concerned about catching all such situations, developers can adopt the strategy of always calling Reset() before calling DoSubmit() or any of its cousins. But this runs the risk of losing any ad-hoc approvers added by the requester during preview. Finally, if the application allows users to change the requester (for instance, when one user submits a transaction on behalf of another), the LaunchManager property requester needs to be updated. Updating the requestor property automatically calls the Reset() method.

Parameters

None.

Returns

None.