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Invoke Business Service Using Workflow—Example

This section explains the integration of Siebel Business Process Designer (contains Siebel workflows) with the Decision Broker Service. If you understand the basics of Siebel business process design and infrastructure, using the following example will help you understand how to invoke the Decision Broker business service. For more information about Siebel workflows, see Siebel Business Process Designer Administration Guide.

This following example describes the steps you need to follow to invoke the Decision Broker business service from Siebel Business Process Designer.

NOTE: The decision you want to invoke must exist in the Decision Administration screen. For information about creating a decision, see Creating and Deleting a Decision Record.

Create a workflow example in the Business Process Designer using the following information.

Create a new workflow process. In the Business Process Administration screen, select Workflow Processes from the Show drop-down list. In the Workflow Processes list, create a new record and type a unique, descriptive name.

Create a graphical workflow in Process Designer. In the Process Designer view tab, create a workflow using the following information:

Drag a Start object, a Business Service object, and an End object from the Palette to the Process Designer workspace.

Drag and connect a Connector object from the Start object to the Business Service object and the Business Service object to the End object.

Create process properties. In the Process Properties list, create new records using the following list as a guideline:


Name	Data Type
[name of output argument1]	String
[name of output argument2]	String

Define the business service. In the Process Designer workspace, double-click the New Business Service object. In the Business Service form, select values for the following fields using the following list as an example:


Field Name	Value
Business Service	Decision Broker
Method	Execute

In the Input Arguments list, create a single record using information in the following list as a guideline:


Field Name	Value
Input Argument	Decision
Type	Literal
Value	[decision name]

In the Output Arguments list, create a record for each output argument that you created in the Process Properties list.


Property Name	Type	Output Argument
[name of the output argument1]	Output Argument	[name of the output argument1]
[name of the output argument 2]	Output Argument	[name of the output argument2]

Test your workflow. Click Return to Designer and test your workflow. In the Process Simulator, click Start. Scroll down to the Process Property list and click the Process Property Name select button. The Process Property Value column should be empty for [name of the output argument1] and [name of the output argument2]. Click Continue until all steps have been tested. If the test completes successfully, the new workflow can invoke the business service and return results.