You use the integration framework to import a workflow
process and its supporting data, such as actions, roles, and communication
templates.
Before you begin
Your environment must be configured before you can import
workflow processes. The Data Import feature is available only for
interfaces of the Notify operation type within an adapter. For more
information about configuring your environment, refer to the system
administrator guide.
For every workflow process that you import,
you must add workflow support to the associated applications after
you activate the workflow process.
To import data, the data
must be in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file. The format of
the data must be the same as the format of the table that corresponds
to the interface.
If your workflow process has subprocesses,
you must activate the parent and child processes, and then resynchronize
the processes. Also, you must import any subprocesses to your workflow
process before you import the workflow process.
About this task
When you import a workflow process, you build and test your
process in a test environment. After you test your process, you use
the integration framework to export the process to your production
environment.
Procedure
- From the List tab of the External
Systems application, select the system that you want to import a data
file to. EXTSYS1 is a default system to which you can import workflow
processes.
- Select the Data Import action.
- In the Data Import window, select XML
File.
- In the Server Directory field, specify
the location of the file. The default location of the file is: <global
directory location>\load\xml.
- In the File Name field, specify
the name of the file.
- Click Import.