Use Process Configuration Console to configure and add
new step processors. A step processor is used to complete a step in
a workflow. A launch processor is designed specifically to launch
a workflow.
Two sample HTML step processors and two launch processors
are configured during installation and are available to the workflow
author for use in a workflow definition. The default step processor
and launch processor display the parameters on the initial page; the
other step processor and launch processor display parameters on separate
pages.
To make a custom step processor available for use in
a workflow definition, you must configure the processor in the Step
Processor Info tab in Process Configuration Console.
After step processors are configured, they are displayed in the list
of available step processors or launch processors in Process Designer for the workflow author
to assign to steps or launch steps.
To configure a user-defined processor:
- Select the connection point that references the isolated
region that you want to modify and click Properties on
the toolbar.
- Select the Step Processor Info tab.
- To add a new step processor, click Add.
Enter the following parameters and descriptions as appropriate for
your processor.
Table 1. Step
processor parameters and descriptionsColumn |
Parameter Description |
Type |
Specify the entry as a step processor or launch processor.
In addition, you can specify one of each type as the default processor
for the step or launch step. Process Designer automatically
selects the appropriate default step processor when a new step is
created. In addition, the workflow system uses the default step or
launch processor at run time if the processor defined in the workflow
no longer exists. |
Name |
Enter a name that identifies the step processor or launch processor
in the list of available step or launch processors in Process Designer. Use a name that describes
both the function and language (HTML or Java™ technology)
of the processor. Each step and launch processor within the isolated
region must have a unique name. Important: After you commit
this change, you cannot change the name of the step processor.
|
Language |
Specify the language used by the developer to create the processor. |
Location |
Specify the location where the processor web pages reside.
Double-click Location to open the Step
Processor Info Location window. |
Height |
An integer value that specifies the height, in pixels, of the
processor display window. You can experiment with this to find the
optimal setting for your processor. |
Width |
An integer value that specifies the width, in pixels, of the
processor display window. You can experiment with this to find the
optimal setting for your processor. |
Class name |
The package name of the Java application
associated with a Java-based processor. This value does not apply
to HTML-based processors. |
- To delete a processor, select the row of the processor
you want to delete and click Delete.
Important: You can delete a newly defined step processor before
you commit it to the server. After you commit a step processor, you
cannot delete it, although you can modify the definition. In addition,
you cannot delete step processors that are created automatically when
the region is initialized.
- Click OK.
- Click Commit on the toolbar to apply
this change to your isolated region. You can commit the changes immediately,
or you can wait until you have finished all your changes.