Editing Workflow Format (section)

== Structure ==

At the centre of a workflow is a 'flow' description. This denotes the path through the workflow process from stage to stage. This may contain EPrints Control tags, allowing for the flow to vary depending on parameters of the data object (or other objects). For example, the flow may be different for users with certain roles. The flow is structured like so:

 <flow>
   <stage ref="type"/>
   <stage ref="files"/>
   <stage ref="core"/>
   <stage ref="subjects"/>
 </flow>

The 'ref' attribute of the stage element refers to the individual stages. The stage elements describe the components within each screen of the process and, like flow, may contain EPrints Control tags. The 'name' attribute of the stage element is identical to that of the stage element in the 'flow' section.

 <stage name="core">
   <component><field ref="title" required="yes" /></component>
   <component><field ref="abstract"/></component>
 </stage>

=== Buttons ===

By default the "save" and "cancel" buttons appear at the top and bottom of each stage, but you can change this using the "action_buttons" attribute. Values are "top", "bottom" or "both".

 <stage name="core" action_buttons="bottom" >