Flow Designer - set Stage value by script

[Erik Gunther2]

I'm trying to programmatically update the Stage for a Request Item in Flow Designer. My issue is that it appears you must manually set the stage using the visual controls in order to get it to function properly. Key points:

The normal way to set the stage is to drop it into a Flow as shown below. 

This approach not only sets the stage but sets the Stage bubbles as shown below.

If I set the Stage in a script action, then I don't get the list of Stages but the Stage field value will be correct. 

Is there a way to accomplish all this via a script? I need this because I've created a data driven process for setting the Approvals and Activities that's tied to our Standard Change ITSM process.

Here is the current way we are setting the Stage via script:

[Shannon Burns]

Did you ever get an answer to this.  I was trying to update in a subflow and you can't use the graphical stage setting there, so was in a similiar situation.  If I tried to set by updating the record, there are no bubbles to reflect the progress.

Shannon

[Erik Gunther2]

Unfortunately, no. I did not get an answer. We made our stages more generic and set them in the main flow. 

[Wayne C]

Stages are only supported in the master Flow, not in subflows.

From Flow Designer stages doc:

"Only use stages in flows with record and Service Catalog triggers. Stages are not supported on subflows."

[FishFreddy]

you have no idea how right you are, Shannon