Process Definition

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Chapter 1 Process Palette : Process Definition

Process Definition

Resource

The Process Definition resource allows you to define business processes. Drag and drop the Process Definition resource into the design panel to create a new process definition.

Select a process definition in the project tree panel to edit a process definition. When editing process definitions, the palette panel changes to a list of activity palettes that you can use in a process definition. Subsequent chapters of this manual describe the activity palettes.

See TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Process Design for more information about creating and editing process definitions.

Configuration

The Configuration tab has the following fields.

Field

Description

Name

The name to appear as the label for the process.

Description

Short description of the process.

Custom Icon File

You can choose your own custom icon for the process, if desired. Use the Browse button to locate an image file (GIF, JPEG, and so on) to use as the icon for this process.

Namespace Registry

Clicking the Edit button in this field allows you to view, add, change or delete the namespaces used in the input partners defined for this process definition. You can also view and edit schema and WSDL imports.

Target Namespace

Target namespace of the process definition. This field is mandatory when specifying partners in the process definition.

This field is generated automatically whenever you create a process definition. While creating new processes, it is recommended that the targetNamespace value generated automatically be retained. Typically, this value is http://xmlns.example.com/<rand_num>, where <rand_num> is replaced by a random number.

If you want to specify partners in processes that were created in older versions, then you must provide the targetNamespace manually.

Ensure that the value specified for targetNamespace is unique across the project.

Process Variables

The Process Variables tab allows you to specify user-defined process variables for the process definition. See the Processes chapter of TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Process Design Guide for a complete description of user-defined process variables.

You can assign a value to the process variables with the Assign activity. See Assign for more information about assigning a value to a user-defined process variable.

This tab contains two panels:

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The left panel allows you to add, delete, and rename process variables.

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The right panel allows you to define data schemas for the process variable selected in the left panel. See Appendix A, Specifying Data Schema for more information about specifying data schema.

Partners

The Partners tab allows you to define partners for the process definition. The partner can be either located inside the same project or it can be an external service that can be invoked over the Internet by way of SOAP protocol.

The Partners tab has the following fields.

Field

Description

Partners

The Partners tab allows you to specify binding information for partner definitions. The port type and port type namespace fields in the table are non-editable. To modify the value of the Port Type for a Partner, select the Browse button at the right corner of the field Port Type below the Partners table.

Partner Name - specifies the name used by the process to reference a partner. Click the Browse button on the right side to add a new Partner.

Port Type - This is a non-editable field displaying the Port Type selected.

PortType Namespace - This is a non-editable field displaying the PortType Namespace corresponding to the Port Type selected.

Partner Link - specifies the partner link configuration for the partner. This field can optionally be specified by double-clicking on the field and browsing the list of available partner link resources in the project.

Port Type

Allows you to select an interface (port type) from the list of available partner interfaces in the project. To add or modify the Port Type, click the Browse Resources button at the right end of the field and select the Port Type you want to add to the Partners tab.

Field	Description
Name	The name to appear as the label for the process.
Description	Short description of the process.
Custom Icon File	You can choose your own custom icon for the process, if desired. Use the Browse button to locate an image file (GIF, JPEG, and so on) to use as the icon for this process.
Namespace Registry	Clicking the Edit button in this field allows you to view, add, change or delete the namespaces used in the input partners defined for this process definition. You can also view and edit schema and WSDL imports.
Target Namespace	Target namespace of the process definition. This field is mandatory when specifying partners in the process definition. This field is generated automatically whenever you create a process definition. While creating new processes, it is recommended that the targetNamespace value generated automatically be retained. Typically, this value is http://xmlns.example.com/<rand_num>, where <rand_num> is replaced by a random number. If you want to specify partners in processes that were created in older versions, then you must provide the targetNamespace manually. Ensure that the value specified for targetNamespace is unique across the project.

Field	Description
Partners	The Partners tab allows you to specify binding information for partner definitions. The port type and port type namespace fields in the table are non-editable. To modify the value of the Port Type for a Partner, select the Browse button at the right corner of the field Port Type below the Partners table. Partner Name - specifies the name used by the process to reference a partner. Click the Browse button on the right side to add a new Partner. Port Type - This is a non-editable field displaying the Port Type selected. PortType Namespace - This is a non-editable field displaying the PortType Namespace corresponding to the Port Type selected. Partner Link - specifies the partner link configuration for the partner. This field can optionally be specified by double-clicking on the field and browsing the list of available partner link resources in the project.
Port Type	Allows you to select an interface (port type) from the list of available partner interfaces in the project. To add or modify the Port Type, click the Browse Resources button at the right end of the field and select the Port Type you want to add to the Partners tab.