Effective in version 10.5 HotFix 2 Service Pack 1, Product 360 Accelerators introduced a workflow in the BPEL InfaNextSteps to export items within the Step Workflow framework.

The following flow chart illustrates how you can export items with the step workflow:

Effective in version 10.5 HotFix 2 Service Pack 1, Product 360 Accelerators allows you to create a protocol for each item, product, or product variant when it goes through relevant steps within the workflow. It enables you to increase traceability, especially when such objects traverse different workflows simultaneously.

The following diagram shows the workflow events that appear in the Other remarks section:

Product 360 allows you to trace the following task events, such as task entered, finished, approved, rejected, or merged with results.

There are two flow charts that show the two possible ways to enable tracing for parallel tasks in the Step Workflow.

Case 1: When the item is missing in the workflow, it emails task assignee to take the task to completion, as seen in the following flowchart:

Case 2: When the item is missing in the workflow and the task is not approved, it emails task assignee to take the task to completion, as seen in the following flowchart:

Effective in version 10.5 HotFix 2 Service Pack 1, Product 360 Accelerators allows you to define your own style sheets for different emails.

The following screenshot shows a sample email style sheet available with the Step Workflow: