Workflow Header

The following tags defined in the workflow header provide the Meta information of a workflow and its interaction with the outside environment, which is either input or output.

Workflow Global Tags
Tag Semantics Signature Required? Valid Values
Description A textual description of the business process. 
<Description>
#PCDATA
</Description>
 N Any arbitrary string.
Execution Reserved. Always specify SYNCHR. 
<Execution>
#PCDATA
</Execution>
 N 
SYNCHR
Name The name of the workflow file. See Recommended Naming Conventions (Name tag) for the recommended naming conventions. This name is used for debugging purposes only. 
<Name>
#PCDATA
</Name>
 Y Must match the name of the workflow file without the .XML extension.
Owner Specify the author who defined this process definition. This is a documentation field. For example, all samples provided by TIBCO are owned by TIBCO. 
<Owner>
#PCDATA
</Owner>
 Y Description of the owner, usually an enterprise. This field is for information only, you can use it define a logical owner of the workflows.
Context Context identifies the "run as" user when a business process is executed. The workflow is deemed to be executed by the user identified in the context. 
<Context>
#PCDATA
</Context>
 N Sender

Receiver (default)

When 'Sender' is specified, the business process is executed for the sender specified in the workflow request message.

When 'Receiver' is specified, the business process is executed for the receiver specified in the workflow request message.