IBM FileNet P8, Version 5.2.1            

Configuring a web application or custom step processor

You can configure a custom web application or custom step processor for the workflow system.

Use the following general procedure to configure a custom web application or custom step processor for the workflow system.

  1. Install your application or custom step processors on the application server.
  2. Register custom web application, specifying the base server URL and the ID number of the application.

    Register the custom web application with the workflow system. You can specify the base server URL for the entire workflow system or for a specific isolated region. For more information, see Configuring web applications.

  3. To confirm that you have successfully configured a step processor, open Process Designer and add a step. With the step selected, display the list of available step processors in the Step Properties pane. Your new step processor should be listed.
At run time, the system uses the following process to determine the appropriate URL template:
  1. The location and URL template is retrieved from the current web application.
  2. If the location or URL template is not specified in the current web application, the default web application is checked to retrieve the location, URL template, and web server base URL. The system checks for the default web application by using the following hierarchy:
    1. Check the default indicated by the user's preferences.
    2. Check the default for the isolated region.
    3. Check the default for the workflow system.
  3. If the location, URL template, or web server base URL is not found anywhere in step 2 (that is, by using the default web application), repeat the process for the remaining web applications in the workflow system.
  4. If the location, URL template, or web server base URL is still not found, use the default step processor for the current isolated region.


Last updated: March 2016
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