Requirement

Use case

Steps to follow

1. Create a form with the following details to store task details.
   

   Form	Form Link Name	Field Type	Field Name	Field Link Name
   Add Task	Add_Task	Radio	Task Category New task Reinitiate task on hold	Task_Category
   		Single Line	Task Title	Task_Title
   		Look Up (Add_Task)	Reinitiate Task	Reinitiate_Task
   		Drop Down	Task Status Started (Default) On Hold Reinitiated Completed  Note: Set the Started option as default by clicking the radio button near that choice in the field properties.	Task_Status

2. Click the set filter option in the field properties of the Reinitiate Task lookup field to configure filter to show only the tasks On Hold.
   
   
3. Select the field as Task Status, Operator as equals, and Choices as On Hold.
   
   
4. Create a Deluge function by selecting the return type as void and specifying an argument with the name Record_ID with int data type. Name the function "Recursion." This function will be triggered via workflow and called recursively to fetch and update the associated reinitiated task statuses.
   
   
5. Add the following script in the Deluge editor.
   
1. void Recursion(int Record_ID)
2. {
3. //Fetch records matching the record ID supplied in the argument.
4. fetch_records = Add_Task[ID == Record_ID];
5. //Update the task status in the fetched record as Completed.
6. fetch_records.Task_Status="Completed";
7. //Trigger the function again to fetch the associated reinitiated task and update its status as Completed.
8. if(fetch_records.Task_Category == "Reinitiate task on hold")
9. {
10.        thisapp.Recursion(fetch_records.Reinitiate_Task);
11. }
12. }
6. Create a workflow to execute on successful form submission of the Add Task form by selecting the Record Event as 'Created or Edited'. Name the workflow 'Update_Status' and click Create Workflow. This workflow will update the reinitated task's status and the associated tasks status.
   
   
7. Click Add New Action > Deluge Script and add the following script in the deluge editor.
   
1. //If an On Hold task is reinitiated, update the Task Status of the reinitiated task record and the associated On Hold.
2. //On creating a new task record to reinitate a task On Hold.
3. if(Task_Category == "Reinitiate task on hold" && Task_Status == "Started")
4. {
5. input.Task_Status = "Reinitiated";
6. //Update the Task Title of the reinitiate task with the associated On Hold task's title.
7. input.Task_Title = input.Reinitiate_Task.Task_Title;
8. fetch_records = Task_Request[ID == input.Reinitiate_Task];
9. fetch_records.Task_Status="Reinitiated";
10. }
11. //If an reinitiated task's status is marked as completed, Update all the trail of associated reinitiated task's record as 'Completed' by triggering the Recursion Custom Function.
12. 
    
13. //On Changing the status of the reinitiated task to Completed.
14. if(Task_Category == "Reinitiate task on hold" && Task_Status == "Completed")
15. {
16. //Call the Recursion function.
17. thisapp.Recursion(input.ID);
18. }

See how it works

Related links

1. Call Function
   
2. Fetch Records