IBM FileNet P8, Version 5.2.1            

Workplace XT

Workplace XT is an optional previous-generation FileNet® P8 platform component (similar to Application Engine) that hosts the Workplace XT web application, providing access to the process and content functionality of FileNet P8. You can install Workplace XT in addition to or in place of Application Engine. Workplace XT protects user credentials passed between Workplace XT and Content Platform Engine and, if configured, provides SSL security.

Diagram showing the Workplace XT architecture

The services and applications included in Workplace XT are:
Workplace XT (client)
An end-user web application that provides access to the document management capabilities of, and is tightly integrated with the business process management capabilities of, FileNet P8. Workplace XT also supports extended FileNet P8 capabilities such as forms management, records management, and portals.

Workplace XT runs within a web container on a Java™ Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) application server. Workplace XT uses XSL for rendering many of its user interface elements, such as query results and folder contents. Most of the features provided in Workplace XT are zero-download HTML that run under many browsers on any platform. Advanced capabilities that are graphic-intensive are provided as Java applets, including Process Designer, Process Configuration Console, Process Administrator, Scenario Designer, Scenario Console, and Search Designer.

Component Integrator
Makes it possible to interact with an external entity (a component, such as a Java object or Java Message Service messaging system) to accomplish a workflow step. Component Integrator handles the import of Java classes and manages the communication between the workflow server and the interfaces. Component Integrator provides the Web Services invocation framework for Process Orchestration, which uses SOAP/HTTP as its transport protocol.

Component Integrator includes adapters, that is, interfaces that communicate workflow events to external entities such as Java objects. Adapters interact with different types of components from a workflow step. FileNet P8 provides Java adapters and Java Message Service (JMS) adapters for calling Java components and posting messages to message queues.



Last updated: October 2015
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