Web Services system functions
Use the Web Services system functions to specify where the workflow will either invoke a service provided by others, or receive and reply to Web Services requests. See About Web Services in workflows for additional information.
Before you can specify either the Invoke, Receive, or Reply system functions in the workflow, you must specify at least the Partner Link in the workflow properties. You might also need to specify XML data fields and XML schema, depending on the requirements of the Web Services.
- Invoke requests a service from a selected partner link. You must specify any data fields and attachments required for input to the services, as well as any data fields or XML fields required for returned values. If attachments will be returned, you must also specify the default folder in your object store or library where returned attachments will be stored. See Workflow properties - Web Services for more information.
- Receive provides a service in response to a Web Services request. To make this service available to other FileNet workflows, you need only transfer this workflow to Process Engine. To make this service available to others, you will publish it to a UDDI registry or WSRR registry. See Publish to UDDI Registry and Publish to WSRR Registry for more information.
- Reply sends a response to the process that invoked a previously accepted Receive system function.