StartprocessLink() Creating new Instance

Question

I have two user Input Forms(A,B) in Process Model. Form- A Enter Data, Form-B review the data and view the uploaded files using the StartProcesLink(). 
 When i clicks the StartProcessLink() it opens another interface with read-only. When i complete the StartProcessLink() form it navigating back to Form-A instead of Form-B? 
 Noticed backend when it completes the StartProcessLink() Process instance, Creating new instance with parent process and Old parent instance still Active. 
 
 Any inputs or is this limitation?

Mike Schmitt · Accepted Answer

I think the real issue here is that you're misusing startProcessLink() ... there is pretty much no reason to use this from a form in a process instance in this context, as opposed to using a submit link and/or button, and in-process logic to handle what the value was for the user's click.

Mike Schmitt · Answer

The result of startProcessLink is that it's supposed to navigate you back to where you started. It sounds like your Scenario 2 might actually be a bug, which you might want to raise a case with Appian Support. A possible explanation is that it navigates back to a particular URL, in which case it potentially would start a new instance of the process inadvertently. 
 I assume this could be intended behavior OR a bug (i'm not totally sure), but in either case I believe in most such cases it's actually using the startProcessLink component in a manner it wasn't meant to be used -- if you want to do such a thing within a process and have carefully managed control of the end user experience, you would need to go with the approach i already outlined above.

Mike Schmitt · Answer

Aellavinod said: we are using the startprocesslink to upload Files or view complete tasks 
 I'm not 100% clear what you're saying your use case is, but it still sounds to me as if you're using a!startProcessLink() for something that it's not really intended for. 
 Aellavinod said: the difference would like to know we are not seeing any issue when we use the Single interface in PM 
 Can you clarify exactly what your issue or question is? I'm not really following here.

StartprocessLink() Creating new Instance

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