Automated activity context best practice

Colton Beck over 8 years ago

I have a best practice question about which context automated activities should be run. Is there guidance on when it is appropriate to run an activity as whoever started the process vs whoever designed the process model? Should one be the default selection unless certain special criteria exist?

I've read the following documentation, but no best practice suggestions were mentioned:
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judym598 over 8 years ago +1
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However, if it is a smart service (i.e., Send E-Mail...from the process, or news feed), or a 'Write to Data Entity' node - wouldn't it be best to assign it to 'Run as whoever designed the process' vs …

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0 Stefan Helzle
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over 8 years ago

I think having to use "run as designed" to often shows bad design. It means to overrule any security that is in place. It is the same as working as an administrator or root on your PC.
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0 Stefan Helzle
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over 8 years ago

I think having to use "run as designed" to often shows bad design. It means to overrule any security that is in place. It is the same as working as an administrator or root on your PC.
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