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Other Configurations That Start a Workflow Process

For information about other ways to start a workflow process, see the following topics:

• To start from a synthetic event, see About the Synthetic Event.
• To start from a user event, see Configuring a User Event.
• To start from the Process Simulator, see About the Testing Tools.
• To start from a server component, see Overview: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration and Siebel Email Administration Guide.

You can use these configurations to test a workflow process in your test environment before you deploy it to the production environment. When testing, being able to start a workflow from a workflow policy is important because it tests starting a workflow process on the Siebel Server. You can also use these configurations to start a workflow process in your production environment.

Using the Business Integration Manager to Start a Workflow Process

It is recommended that you do not use Business Integration Manager or Business Integration Batch Manager:

• If your configuration uses the Business Integration Manager, then you must replace it with the Workflow Process Manager.
• If your configuration uses the Business Integration Batch Manager, then you must replace it with the Workflow Process Batch Manager.