How to update the stage checkpoint through an automation node; possible?

[Berto2002]

I was trying to use an Autotask/custom button combo to make use of the stage checkpoints as a way of informing on the progress of a particular type of work

But I cannot find a Hornbill Automation node configuration that allows me to set a stage checkpoint. is that right or have I missed it?

[Steve Giller]

An Auto Task is a completely separate Workflow.

If you need to change the state of the Checkpoints in a Request's Workflow you'll need to do it within that Process.

[Gerry]

2 hours ago, Steve Giller said:

I was trying to use an Autotask/custom button combo to make use of the stage checkpoints

@Berto2002

Basically BPM/Workflow != AutoTasks, they are two completely different, independent and non-connected things.  The Workflow is an orchestrator of activity (both human and automated) while AutoTasks are a bit like scripts that can be run, in context, from a button or other interaction.  An auto-task can also be run from within a BPM Workflow.  However, an AutoTask cannot influence the internals of a BPM Instance state, which is what the checkpoints are part of.  

Gerry