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How bad workflow mappings hurt workflow text exports and hamper the TRIRIGA application upgrade process.
While doing an application upgrade from 10.6.0 to 10.8.0 I text exported all workflows in both systems and then did a comparison. Upon first look it appears that there are several workflows in the classification module which have changed. I opened the first one to see what has c…
By Mark Johnson · Sep 01, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 likes
Status Change Notifications - How to Enhance Them Without Breaking Base Functionality
Out Of The Box Status Change Notifications Just about every module in TRIRIGA has a module level workflow that handles status change notifications. The workflow is named in the following format: Module - Associate - triStatus - Create Notification Details . In order for a notifi…
By Mark Johnson · Sep 01, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 likes
Downside Of Renaming TRIRIGA Objects
This article was written on LinkedIn back before Object Labels were in use. OOTB objects are no longer renamed so it doesn't really apply. However, the issues it raises can still show up if you rename custom objects. So, it is still good to be aware of. I am a big proponent of u…
By Mark Johnson · Sep 01, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 likes
The Hidden Danger of Copying TRIRIGA Workflows
There are many times in TRIRIGA development when it makes sense to copy an existing workflow. It can be a great time saver when you need to perform the same functionality to a different Business Object (BO). This happens to be the exact scenario that a colleague of mine ran in t…
By Mark Johnson · Sep 01, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 likes
TRIRIGA: Using an undocumented admin console feature to aid troubleshooting
When I first started working in TRIRIGA, the desire to have a true in memory only object was one of the things that Application Developers requested from the platform development team. Having to create a record, state transition it, and then state transition it again to delete i…
By Mark Johnson · Sep 01, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 likes
TRIRIGA Workflow Variable Tasks and Their Naming Convention
Over the years of working with TRIRIGA one thing I've always done is to try and constantly improve my craft. I'm always interested in how I can automate something or do something better, faster, more efficient, etc. As part of that process I have further refined and developed th…
By Mark Johnson · Aug 31, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 likes