Are you saying that you want to migrate the existing running instance to a newer process version?

I believe this can be done in the Management APIs for 0807v450 and 4.5.

Neil wrote a neat tool around this.

http://www.k2underground.com/groups/process_version_migration_utility/default.aspx

Not sure if this helps.

I created a little VS Add-in that I use to create a new kprx files and selectively copy data fields from an existing process.  I'll post it to blackmarket one of these days.  I created it because I usually have a family of related processes that compose a solution and I want them to all have the exact same data fields.

Hi David,

I too have a same scenario- Sometime i will use already created process file of Datafield and XML field, now i am createing all manually for new process file if i want use the same strucuture.

Is it possible to provide me with this add-on and send me the BP link?

Best regards

Madhan

Hi madhann,

In the meantime you can use the authoring API and build a small tool that can do this.

Use the example provided in the K2 documentation under the Developer Reference > Processes > Authoring (http://help.k2.com/helppages/K2devref/Create_Process.html) to provide you with guidance.

Using the Authoring API you would even be able to create the activities and events if you need them as well.

A small code sample:

        public static void ConvertDataFields(SWD.DefaultProcess procOld, ref SWD.DefaultProcess procNew)
        {
            foreach (SWA.DataField dfOld in procOld.DataFields)
            {
                if (procNew.DataFields.Contains(dfOld.Name))
                    continue;
                SWA.DataField dfNew = new SWA.DataField();
                dfNew.Name = dfOld.Name;
                dfNew.Audit = dfOld.Audit;
                dfNew.Hidden = dfOld.Hidden;
                dfNew.MetaData = dfOld.MetaData;
                dfNew.Type = dfOld.Type;
                dfNew.OnDemand = dfOld.OnDemand;
                dfNew.Value = dfOld.Value;
                procNew.DataFields.Add(dfNew);
            }
        }

SWA = SourceCode.Workflow.Authoring

SWD = SourceCode.Workflow.Design

Regards,