Using a business process to review and approve an item

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.

Description

The business review/approval process is a custom application used by the demand-side trading partner to review an item to determine whether to accept it. In the context of the Product Information Management for Retailers solution, a WebSphere MQ Workflow process represents it. The process can also be a general user interface or an automated process, such as another collaboration object, that examines specific item attributes and makes a decision based on that data. The following sections describe operations related to using WebSphere MQ Workflow as the business review/approval process

Related information

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.

Parent topic: Solution Development Guide