Developing a User Inbox

This topic assumes you have:

See also About Queues for general information about Process Engine queues.

Planning and Design Checkpoints

Building a User Inbox

To develop a custom User Inbox:

  1. Create the User Inbox class(es).
  2. Log in to the Process Engine and establish a Process session.
  3. Query User and Work queues for Queue Elements.
  4. Lock the retrieved objects.
  5. Display a list of queues.
  6. Open a work item.

Completing a User Inbox

To complete the development of your custom User Inbox:

  1. Compile your User Inbox class(es).
  2. Create and sign a Java™ Archive (JAR) file that includes the customized User Inbox.
  3. Deploy the JAR file on the Application Engine server. Once deployed, you will need to create a Java™Server Pages (JSP) event page to make the User Inbox available to the Process Engine server. In addition, you will need to create a JSP view (UI) page. See the Deploying Java Applications.
  4. If your application is for a step, launch step, or a submap in a workflow (such as, a Step Processor), use the Process Designer to add the application to the workflow.
  5. Run your application.