Package wt.workflow.definer

Provides workflow classes responsible for the definition of processes, activities, and the other objects that compose the workflow network.

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Class Summary

ProcessDataInfo	The ProcessDataInfo class provides information about the structure of ProcessData sets for the generated execution objects.
TimeToElapse	Models elapsed time in workflows.
WfAssignedActivityTemplate	Template for creation of assigned activities.
WfTemplateObject	WfTemplateObject is the base class for the workflow definition objects.
WfVariableInfo	Simple structure containing information pertaining to a execution object variable.

Package wt.workflow.definer Description

Provides workflow classes responsible for the definition of processes, activities, and the other objects that compose the workflow network.

The Workflow Definer Package

The base class for the workflow template objects is the WfTemplateObject class. It contains identification attributes and meta information about the data manipulated by the execution object. Its subclasses — WfProcessTemplate, WfRobotActivityTemplate, WfAssignedActivityTemplate, WfAdhocActivityTemplate, and WfProxyTemplate — are templates (factories) used to generate WfProcess, WfRobotActivity, WfAssignedActivity, WfAdhocActivity, and WfProcessReference objects, respectively.

Also shown in the following figure is the relationship of WfProcessTemplate and other template objects. A process template contains zero or more templates (activity or process templates).

WfRequester objects have no template. They are generated dynamically when the WfProcess is created, based on information contained in the processes involved. The mapping between local and global variables does not belong to the activity definition. It is part of the relationship between a process and a step. They become part of the activity execution object when it is instantiated. In this way, an activity template can be reused independently of the process in which it will be used.

Workflow Definer package Diagram