About the Component Integrator

The Component Integrator makes it possible to import custom Java™ or (Workplace only) Java Message Service (JMS) components, making them available in a workflow. In the workflow definition, a component step connects to a component queue configured for one or more operations in the external component.

The Component Integrator has two parts:

CAUTION  See Component queue security issues for important security-related information.

Implementation outline

What to do Who Which tool

For a Java component, deploy the custom component software.

 

Developer

For Java, copy the jar file containing the Java classes to the Application Engine server.

See Developing Component Integrator-based Workflow Applications in Help for Process Development for additional information.

Create a component queue:

  • Configure the appropriate adaptor
  • Specify the operations for the queue
Workflow administrator

Use Process Configuration Console. See Create a component queue and Define component queue operations.

Specify the location of the Java class libraries (Java component only.) Workflow administrator Use Process Task Manager. See Configure the Component Manager.
Start the Component Manager and the components Workflow administrator Use Process Task Manager. See Start and stop Component Manager and Start and stop components.
Use a component in a workflow definition Workflow author Use Process Designer. See About component steps.