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Configuring custom step processors

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:

  1. Select the connection point that references the isolated region that you want to modify and click Properties on the toolbar.
  2. Select the Step Processor Info tab.
  3. 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 descriptions
    Column 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Click OK.
  6. 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.


Last updated: October 2015
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