A component step represents an activity in the workflow that is assigned
to one or more operations in a component queue. See About
Component Integrator for additional information.
To specify the general properties of a component step
If necessary, select the component step on the map, then click the
General tab in the Properties pane.
Optionally enter a description of the component step.
Click the Add button to display the
Operation Selection dialog
where you select a component, then select one or more operations for
use in this step. On return to this dialog, the operations you selected
are displayed.
If you are using Workplace
and CE Operations functionality is enabled, you can choose a predefined function that manipulates
object properties on a Content Engine. See Using
CE Operations for information and examples of usage.
In the list of operations, select them one at a time, to display the
list of parameters with their name, data type, and access. Access rights
are:
Read (operation reads from the work item)
Write (operation writes to a data field in the work item)
Read/Write (a value that passes from the work item to the operation,
where it is processed and then passes back to the work item).
The Expression field contains a named
expression for your use in specifying the value for each parameter.
To associate a value with the expression, you can:
In the workflow properties, create a data field, attachment, or
workflow group with the expression name and appropriate type for
the parameter.
In the Expression field, enter an expression using data fields,
attachments, or workflow groups already defined in the workflow.
In the Expression field, enter a literal.
NOTE
The following restrictions apply for the expression:
For Get and Set operations, the data type of the expression must
match the type expected in the operation.
Only single-valued properties are supported.
The user must have proper access rights to the properties. To
get a property value, the user must have the read access right.
To set a property value, the user must have write access to properties.