DNA Design Advanced Workflow Extensions

This module provides additional functionality for the SilverStripe Advanced Workflow module, including urgency system and cancel workflow capabilities.

Features

Urgency System

• Urgency Flag: Mark workflows as urgent or normal priority
• Change Level: Categorize changes as "New page", "Minor edit", "Major edit", or "Re-submission"
• Priority Sorting: Urgent workflows appear first in workflow lists
• Admin Filtering: Filter workflows by urgency and change level in the admin interface

Cancel Workflow

• Cancel Button: Add cancel workflow buttons to CMS pages
• Permission Control: Configure which workflow actions allow cancellation
• Email Notifications: Automatic email notifications when workflows are cancelled
• Confirmation Dialog: JavaScript confirmation before cancelling workflows

Requirements

• SilverStripe CMS ^5.0
• symbiote/silverstripe-advancedworkflow ^6.0

Installation

composer require dnadesign/silverstripe-advanceder-workflow

Configuration

The module automatically extends the following classes:

• Symbiote\AdvancedWorkflow\Services\WorkflowService
• Symbiote\AdvancedWorkflow\DataObjects\WorkflowInstance
• Symbiote\AdvancedWorkflow\DataObjects\WorkflowActionInstance
• Symbiote\AdvancedWorkflow\DataObjects\WorkflowAction
• Page
• SilverStripe\CMS\Controllers\CMSPageEditController

Database Changes

The module adds the following database fields:

WorkflowInstance

• IsUrgent: Enum("No,Yes","No")
• ChangeLevel: Enum("New page,Minor edit,Major edit,Re-submission","New page")
• URL: Varchar(255)

WorkflowActionInstance

• IsUrgent: Enum("No,Yes","No")
• ChangeLevel: Enum("New page,Minor edit,Major edit,Re-submission","New page")

WorkflowAction

• AllowCancel: Boolean

Usage

Setting Urgency

When starting a workflow, users can mark it as urgent and select the appropriate change level. This information is displayed in workflow lists and can be used for filtering.

Cancelling Workflows

If a workflow action has "Allow users to cancel this workflow" enabled, users with appropriate permissions can cancel the workflow from the page edit interface.

Email Templates

The module includes email templates for cancel notifications. You can override these by creating your own templates in your theme:

templates/DNADesign/AdvancederWorkflow/Email/CancelEmail.ss

License

BSD-3-Clause

Maintainer

DNA Design