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Developing Open Client Java Step and Launch Step Processors

Developing a custom Java Step Processor or Launch Step Processor involves providing the user interface, information, and resources a user needs to complete a step in a Process workflow as a Java application or applet. FileNet Process Open Client and the Process Development Environment for Open Client provide a complete fully-functional set of "out-of-the-box" (OOTB) Java Processor applications and applets, including OOTB Step Processors and Launch Step Processors (launches the workflow).

In addition, the Process Development Environment for Open Client includes a "Java Step Processor UI Toolkit" in the ...\Developer Files directory on the PJAC and Toolkit Installation CD. This toolkit includes Swing-based information classes and beans which may be used for Rapid Application Development (RAD) drag-and-drop functionality to customize the user interface in a Java Integrated Development Environment (IDE), such as IDEA, JBuilder, etc. For information on how to use these Toolkit packages and classes, see Help for Process Developers and also the Java Step Processor UI Toolkit API JavaDoc Help on the Process Documentation for FileNet Image Manager CD.

Certain aspects of development, such as Java application development in general, what you can customize and how, basic Step Processor operations, and so on, are common for all Java Step Processors and Launch Step Processors. For information on developing Java Step Processors, including code samples and descriptions for all basic Step Processor and Launch Step Processor operations, plus development guidelines, see Help for Process Developers on the Process Documentation for FileNet Image Manager CD.

Deployment of a Java Step Processor or Launch Step Processor for Open Client is somewhat specific to the .NET-based Open Client environment. For detailed information, see Deploying an Open Client Java Processor.