Generic workflow design - Get Workflow status.

Question

Hi Guys,

We are developing a application where we are rehosting the workflow designer. Using this reshosted workflow designer, user will create a workflow.

This workflow might have many steps, one of this step askd for user input. User fill in the required data and send it back. The next stpe is to validate the user input and
either accept the data or reject the request. Sample workflow can be defined as shown below.

Step 1: Disply welcome message to User.
Step 2: Ask for user input.
Step 3: Verify the user input and approve the request. This has to executed by Manager.
Step 4: Display either Approve or Reject based on stpe 3.

After workflow is created and saved to db, end user will trigger the workflow. Now Workflow will be run. First it will display welcome message.
Next step is it will ask for user input. User fill will required details and submit the details. Next step is Manager will login into application
and vlidate if the input entered by user is legitimate or not and take action accordingly.

I am able to achive until step 2. How can i make workflow wait for Manager to be approved. Should i use state machine to achieve this?

I am thinking that i should have a inbox service to notify manager that there is action item for you and you should complete it. How can i achieve this?


Please help me its very urgent

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Veeresh Angadi