Building a Step Processor with the Java Step Processor UI Toolkit

The sample Java™ Step Processors supplied on the FileNet® P8 Documentation CD or ESD image (see Configuring the Process Development Environment) represent a close approximation of the default Java Step Processors and Launch Step Processors implemented on the Application Engine. These sample Java Processors are designed to show how to extend the existing Java Step Processor and Launch Step Processor applets and applications using the reusable Java user interface (UI) components and controls included with the Java Step Processor UI Toolkit.

These Java Step and Launch Step Processor samples are not meant to be the starting place for developing a custom Java workflow application. Rather, these samples should be seen as an example of developing Java applications to process workflow steps (Step Processor) or to launch workflows (Launch Step Processor), as well as providing the user interfaces for these applications. See Java Step Processor Sample Files and Java Launch Step Processor Sample Files for descriptions of the sample files.

For information on using the Java Step Processor UI Toolkit to customize the user interface of the samples, see the following topics:

To build a Java Step or Launch Step Processor with the Toolkit:

  1. Compile and run MainSample and the sample classes called (including the sample Java Step Processor and/or Launch Step Processor) to verify that they work correctly in your development environment. See MainSample.
  2. Determine whether to deploy your customized version of the Java Processor as an application or an applet. See Developing Custom Java Processors - Applications or Applets.
  3. Customize the sample Java Step Processor.
  4. Complete the custom Processor.