Describes operations related to utilizing WebSphere® MQ Workflow as a custom business review/approval process. The business review/approval process is used by the demand-side trading partner to review an item to determine whether to approve it or reject it.
For more information on WebSphere MQ Workflow, see IBM® WebSphere MQ Workflow documentation.
For more information about the collaboration templates and business objects mentioned, see the following: Also, refer to the Installation guide for detailed information on creating port connections between collaboration objects and between collaboration objects and connectors.Printing an item before it is sent through the business review/approval process
How to print a hard copy of an item before it is sent through the business review/approval processMapping an item to the business review/approval process
Describes the start of the business review/approval processUsing WebSphere MQ Workflow containers
A WebSphere MQ Workflow container must contain the item data that is needed to make the business process decision.Returning data from the business review/approval process to an ItemCollector collaboration object
When the business review/approval process completes, the WebSphere MQ Workflow process sends the container with the updated status to the WebSphereMQWorkflowConnector.
Parent topic: Solution Development Guide