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Siebel Business Process Framework: Workflow Guide > Options for Configuring a Workflow Process > Starting a Workflow Process > Starting a Workflow Process from the Workflow Process ManagerA workflow process can run in the Workflow Process Manager server component. It can start on the Siebel Server in the following ways:
The siebel.cfg file is the default configuration file for Workflow Process Manager server components. If you use Siebel Tools to compile a custom SRF file, then you must do the following work:
Siebel CRM runs a workflow process that starts from a script in synchronous mode. Siebel CRM does not support a workflow process that runs on the Siebel Server and that uses a business service to call a user interface element, including navigation functionality, such as the user interact step. For more information, see Workflow Process Manager Server Component. Remote Synchronous ProcessingIf a user starts a workflow process that runs on the Siebel Server in the Workflow Process Manager server component, then this workflow process runs only if the user is connected to the Siebel Server. If the user is not connected, then Siebel CRM queues the request and runs the workflow process when the user synchronizes or when the Siebel Server is available. For more information, see Server Requests Business Service. User Key Routing with Workflow Process ManagerA server key map is a map that defines the rule groups that Siebel CRM loads and processes for each server. You can configure a Siebel Server to load multiple rule groups. A server key map divides rules among different servers. To define a server key map, you use the Server Key Map view in the Assignment Administration screen. You can use key routing to do the following:
To send an assignment request, you define the AsgnKey parameter, where the AsgnKey parameter is the Row Id of the assignment rule group that is associated with the rules that Siebel CRM must evaluate. If you use AsgnSrvr, then the AsgnKey parameter must contain the Row Id of one of the rule groups that you define for the Siebel Server in the Server Key Mappings view. The Assignment Server (AsgnSrvr) looks for entries in the Siebel Server key map for a specific server, and then loads rules for only the rule groups that are associated with that server key map. Assignment Manager uses key routing to route the request to a particular Assignment Manager instance where the rules are loaded for that rule group. To load the same rule group, you can define multiple servers. Assignment Manager routes requests to one of the Siebel Servers where that rule group references load balancing metrics. The following environments support server key mapping: If Workflow Recovery Manager is activated, then the Key Based Enabled parameter for Workflow Process Manager must be set to true. For more information, see Siebel Assignment Manager Administration Guide. Controlling How Siebel CRM Handles the User IdIf the Workflow Process Manager inserts a record, then, by default, Siebel CRM sets the CREATED_BY field to 0-1, which is the ROW_ID for employee SADMIN. In some situations, it can be desirable to set the CREATED_BY field to a value other than the Id for SADMIN. For example, assume a workflow process inserts an activity if a user performs an action in the Siebel client. The Asynchronous Server Requests business service starts this workflow process and the Workflow Process Manager runs it on the Siebel Server. It sets CREATED_BY to SADMIN but the business requirement is to set CREATED_BY to the user who caused the workflow process to start. To control how Siebel CRM handles the user Id
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