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In Joget DX 8 this feature is now integrated.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Multi Tools provide provides the ability to run multiple process tool plugins in a single tool bubble of a process design, with the option of multi-threading support.

This greatly reduces the effort and time needed to achieve a multiple tools parallel execution process design.

Multi Tools Properties

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Figure 1: Multi Tools Properties

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Tool

Select any process tool plugin here, and add more rows to configure even more plugins.

After selecting your desired tool(s), you can configure them on subsequent configuration tab(s).

By configuring tool(s) without enabling Run Tools In Multithread, all plugin(s) will run in a sequential manner.

Run Mode
  • Run tools sequentially in current thread: Finish the first tool then start the second tool.
  • Run tools concurrently in multiple threads: each tool start in a single thread.
  • Run tools sequentially in a new single thread: one thread to execute all tools.

Note that option 2 above is only possible if the second tool is *not* dependant on the first tool completing its job first (both tools should be independent of each other).

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General notes.

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 Add Row

Add a row to allow more  plugin to be selected.


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You can also add row by hovering your mouse cursor near the trash bin icon to reveal a ⊕ button. Then, click the ⊕ button to add row.


Tips

Recommended to use the Process Integrated Multi-tool plugin tool to reduce the need to constantly modify the process design, which forces a process record migration to a new version. When designing a process flow, add just one tool box to one activity box, even though the design requires 5 tool boxes. The 5 tools go into the single process Multi-Tool plugin configuration. Another advantage is you can run the tools in multithread for some performance gain.


Note

Within the same Multi-tool, Hash Variable#WorkflowAssignmentHashVariable cannot be modified and re-used.
When the Multi-tool starts, all the plugins configuration and hash variables are parsed and initialized at the start of the Multi-tool. Joget converted the hash to the actual value at the start of the Multi-tool and the workflow variable value updated is not registered for the second Multi-tool/Process Tool Plugin.

Related Documentation

Hash Variable#WorkflowAssignmentHashVariable

Process Tool Plugin

One can find the documentation of Multi-tool from the training slides entitled "6-Using your first Process Tool " which can be obtained from our Joget Academy at https://academy.joget.org/course/jogetdx8trainingslides


Sample App

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