hr_employee_workflow.xml

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<openerp>
    <data>
        
        <!-- Employee Workflow Definition -->
        <record id="wkf_employee" model="workflow">
            <field name="name">hr.employee.basic</field>
            <field name="osv">hr.employee</field>
            <field name="on_create">True</field>
        </record>
        
        <!-- Workflow Activities (Stages) -->
        
        <record id="act_new" model="workflow.activity">
            <field name="wkf_id" ref="wkf_employee"/>
            <field name="name">new</field>
            <field name="kind">dummy</field>
            <field name="flow_start">True</field>
        </record>
        
        <record id="act_onboarding" model="workflow.activity">
            <field name="wkf_id" ref="wkf_employee"/>
            <field name="name">onboarding</field>
            <field name="kind">function</field>
            <field name="action">write({'status': 'onboarding'})</field>
        </record>
        
        <record id="act_active" model="workflow.activity">
            <field name="wkf_id" ref="wkf_employee"/>
            <field name="name">active</field>
            <field name="kind">function</field>
            <field name="action">state_active()</field>
        </record>
        
        <record id="act_pending_inactive" model="workflow.activity">
            <field name="wkf_id" ref="wkf_employee"/>
            <field name="name">pending_inactive</field>
            <field name="kind">function</field>
            <field name="action">state_pending_inactive()</field>
        </record>
        
        <record id="act_inactive" model="workflow.activity">
            <field name="wkf_id" ref="wkf_employee"/>
            <field name="name">inactive</field>
            <field name="kind">function</field>
            <field name="action">state_inactive()</field>
        </record>
        
        <record id="act_reactivated" model="workflow.activity">
            <field name="wkf_id" ref="wkf_employee"/>
            <field name="name">reactivated</field>
            <field name="kind">function</field>
            <field name="action">write({'status': 'reactivated'})</field>
        </record>
        
        <!-- Workflow Transitions -->
        
        <record id="new2onboarding" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_new"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_onboarding"/>
            <field name="signal">signal_confirm</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_manager"/>
        </record>
        
        <record id="onboarding2active" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_onboarding"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_active"/>
            <field name="condition">condition_finished_onboarding() == True</field>
            <field name="signal">signal_active</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_manager"/>
        </record>
        
        <record id="new2pendinginactive" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_new"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_pending_inactive"/>
            <field name="signal">signal_pending_inactive</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_user"/>
        </record>
        
        <record id="onboarding2pendinginactive" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_onboarding"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_pending_inactive"/>
            <field name="signal">signal_pending_inactive</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_user"/>
        </record>
        
        <record id="active2pendinginactive" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_active"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_pending_inactive"/>
            <field name="signal">signal_pending_inactive</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_user"/>
        </record>
        
        <record id="pendinginactive2active" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_pending_inactive"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_active"/>
            <field name="signal">signal_active</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_user"/>
        </record>
        
        <record id="pendinginactive2inactive" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_pending_inactive"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_inactive"/>
            <field name="signal">signal_inactive</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_manager"/>
        </record>
        
        <record id="inactive2reactivated" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_inactive"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_reactivated"/>
            <field name="signal">signal_reactivate</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_manager"/>
        </record>
        
        <record id="reactivated2onboarding" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_reactivated"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_onboarding"/>
            <field name="signal">signal_confirm_reactivate</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_manager"/>
        </record>
        
    </data>
</openerp>