hr_transfer_workflow.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<openerp>
    <data>
        
                <!-- Workflow Definition -->
        <record id="wkf_department_transfer" model="workflow">
            <field name="name">hr.department.transfer.basic</field>
            <field name="osv">hr.department.transfer</field>
            <field name="on_create">True</field>
        </record>
        
        <!-- Workflow Activities (States) -->
        
        <record id="act_draft" model="workflow.activity">
            <field name="wkf_id" ref="wkf_department_transfer"/>
            <field name="name">draft</field>
            <field name="kind">function</field>
            <field name="action">write({'state': 'draft'})</field>
            <field name="flow_start">True</field>
        </record>
        
        <record id="act_confirm" model="workflow.activity">
            <field name="wkf_id" ref="wkf_department_transfer"/>
            <field name="name">confirm</field>
            <field name="kind">function</field>
            <field name="action">state_confirm()</field>
        </record>
        
        <record id="act_pending" model="workflow.activity">
            <field name="wkf_id" ref="wkf_department_transfer"/>
            <field name="name">pending</field>
            <field name="kind">function</field>
            <field name="action">write({'state': 'pending'})</field>
        </record>
        
        <record id="act_done" model="workflow.activity">
            <field name="wkf_id" ref="wkf_department_transfer"/>
            <field name="name">done</field>
            <field name="kind">function</field>
            <field name="action">state_done()</field>
            <field name="flow_stop">True</field>
        </record>
        
        <record id="act_cancel" model="workflow.activity">
            <field name="wkf_id" ref="wkf_department_transfer"/>
            <field name="name">cancel</field>
            <field name="kind">function</field>
            <field name="action">write({'state': 'cancel'})</field>
            <field name="flow_stop">True</field>
        </record>
        
        <!-- Workflow Transitions -->
        
        <record id="draft2confirm" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_draft"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_confirm"/>
            <field name="signal">signal_confirm</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_user"/>
        </record>
        
        <record id="confirm2pending" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_confirm"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_pending"/>
            <field name="condition">effective_date_in_future()</field>
            <field name="signal">signal_pending</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_manager"/>
        </record>
        
        <record id="confirm2done" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_confirm"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_done"/>
            <field name="condition">not effective_date_in_future()</field>
            <field name="signal">signal_pending</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_manager"/>
        </record>
        
        <record id="confirm2cancel" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_confirm"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_cancel"/>
            <field name="signal">signal_cancel</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_manager"/>
        </record>
        
        <record id="pending2done" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_pending"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_done"/>
            <field name="condition">not effective_date_in_future()</field>
            <field name="signal">signal_done</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_manager"/>
        </record>
        
        <record id="pending2cancel" model="workflow.transition">
            <field name="act_from" ref="act_pending"/>
            <field name="act_to" ref="act_cancel"/>
            <field name="signal">signal_cancel</field>
            <field name="group_id" ref="base.group_hr_manager"/>
        </record>

    </data>
</openerp>