Information server enables you to select operations that are deployed
on IBM® Information
Server, for example, DataStage® jobs and federation queries, and direct
any input and output parameters of the selected operations to variables in
your business process.
Before you can create an information service activity that interacts
with IBM Information
Server, all deployed applications must be running, and you must know your
Information Server settings and connection information.
To create an information service activity that accesses IBM Information
Server:
- Open your business process.
- Add an information service activity.
- Click the top icon in the palette and choose Information Service
from the submenu. Drop the activity from the palette on the canvas.
Optional: Enter name and description of the activity.
- Click the Details tab in the properties
area of the process editor to select an information service operation that
is deployed on Information Server.
- Click Browse to discover deployed services
and operations. Enter the Information Server connection data and select the
operation that you want to import.
All operations for all information
provider types are displayed by default. If you want to filter out some operations,
select the provider types that you want to have displayed. After you have
selected the operation, detailed additional information about the selected
operation including implementation details can be viewed, either directly
in the selection wizard, or when you click the Details button
on the properties page.
- The input and output parameters for the selected operation are
listed. Map the parameters to variables.
- The table listing the parameters shows what data types are required.
If needed, create variables of these data types. Complex data
types that are imported through the operation selection are automatically
added to the list of selectable data types.
Note: To use an imported complex
data type in the process interface, right click the data type, and select . After you have completed going through the wizard, the data
types can be used in the interface.
- Click in the mapping column and then ... to
select the variable.
You can recognize that the information service activity in your business
process flow is an information server kind by its icon

.