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You can use the '''Create New Activity''' Workflow Task Type to automatically create and attach one or more Level 2 records to a Level 1 record.
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* This workflow will be driven by a [[Status]] change on the Level 1 record.
 
* The '''Create New Activity''' workflow will also trigger any relevant Auto-assignments, Level 2 Workflows and Level 2 Formulas.
 
 
 
 
 
The workflow can either:
 
* Create the same array of Level 2 record(s) for each Level 1
 
::or
 
* Have the number and Type of Level 2 records created controlled by a field on the Level 1 record ([[#Custom Field Driven|Custom Field Driven]])
 
 
 
 
 
'''IMPORTANT''': because the underlying workflow is [[Status]] driven, if the status of the Level 1 record is changed, and then changed back to the [[Status]] that drives the '''Create New Activity''' workflow, the workflow will be triggered a second time, and a new set of Level 2 records will be created as per the Workflow.
 
 
 
==Options==
 
:[[Image:CreateActiv.png]]
 
The options unique to this Workflow Task Type are:<br>
 
*'''Activity Type''': This is where you specify which Level 2 Type you wish to create.
 
:* ''The '''Custom Field''' option is explained in [[#Custom Field Driven|Custom Field Driven]] below.''
 
:* If you wish to create more than one Level 2 Type you should create multiple '''Create New Activity''' Workflow Tasks, one for each Level 2 record you want to be created.
 
*'''Custom Field ID''': Used for [[#Custom Field Driven|Custom Field Driven]] as explained below.<br>
 
*'''Activity Status''': Allows you to define the [[Status]] for the newly created Level 2 records.
 
 
 
==Create Specific Type(s)==
 
If you wish to create the same Level 2 Type(s) you can specify which
 
 
 
 
 
==Custom Field Driven==
 
The '''Create New Activity''' workflow can be driven by custom fields. For example, you could have check boxes at Level 1 corresponding to various Level 2 Types. Selecting each check box could create and attach the relevant Level 2 activity type.
 
* The '''Create New Activity''' workflow will also trigger any relevant Auto-assignments, Level 2 Workflows and Level 2 Formulas for each Level 2 record created.
 
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 08:49, 21 July 2017


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