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Overview of Step Types


This topic provides an overview of the various step types. Figure 14 displays the Workflow Designer Palette.

Figure 14. Step Types and Connectors in the Workflow Designer Palette

Table 17 describes the step types and connectors available in the Workflow Designer Palette.

Table 17. Description of Step Types and Connectors in the Workflow Designer Palette
Step Type
Description

Start

Defines the input conditions that must be met to execute an instance of a business process. Note that conditions are actually defined on the connector emanating from the Start step, not the start step itself.

Business Service

Calls a business service that allows you to execute predefined or custom actions in a workflow process.

Decision Point

Evaluates a condition to determine the next step to execute.

Sub Process

Calls a workflow process. The called workflow process can be a standalone workflow process, having its own process definition and flow of workflow steps.

Siebel Operation

Performs actions on a business component, such as Insert, Update, or Query.

Task

Calls a Task UI object definition.

User Interact

Controls the flow of Siebel views within an application. Guides the user through a specified flow of Siebel views based on the user's actions, or executes a specified set of actions.

Wait

Suspends execution of the workflow process for a specific period of time or until a specific event occurs.

Stop

Terminates the workflow process instance. Presents an error message to the end-user.

End

Indicates when process execution is finished.

Connector

Determines direction of flow between steps in a workflow process.

Error Exception

Traps for a deviation from normal processing, such as a system error or a user-defined error.

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