ProcessNode

Describes a step in a process definition. Compare to ProcessInstanceNode, which describes the step in a running process.

Supported Calls

describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve()

Special Access Rules

Portal and Communities users can’t access this object.

Fields

Field	Details
Description	Type string Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description A description of this node, no longer than 3,000 bytes.
DeveloperName	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The external name of the node; the name seen by users.
Name	Type string Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description The unique node name.
ProcessDefinition	Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Sort Description ID of the object affected by this approval instance.

Usage

Use this object to get the description of a process definition.

The following SOQL query returns details for all the ProcessInstanceStep records related to individual ProcessInstance records. The nested query references Steps, which is the child relationshipName for ProcessInstanceStep in the ProcessInstance object.

1SELECT Id, (SELECT Id, StepStatus, Comments FROM Steps)
2FROM ProcessInstance

The following SOQL query returns details for all the ProcessInstanceWorkitem records related to individual ProcessInstance records. The nested query references Workitems, which is the child relationshipName for ProcessInstanceWorkitem in the ProcessInstance object.

1SELECT Id, (SELECT Id, ActorId, ProcessInstanceId FROM Workitems)
2FROM ProcessInstance

ProcessInstanceHistory can help provide a unified read-only view of the ProcessInstanceStep and ProcessInstanceWorkitem objects.

Object Reference for Salesforce and Force.com

ProcessNode

Supported Calls

Special Access Rules

Fields

Usage