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Converting a Workflow Policy to a Workflow Process
It is recommended that you keep a workflow policy simple and place most business logic in a workflow process. You can convert a workflow policy to a workflow process. If you convert a workflow policy to a workflow process, then it is recommended that you use the guidelines that Table 71 describes.
Table 71. Guidelines for Converting a Workflow Policy to a Workflow Process
Configuration Used in a Workflow Policy |
Configuration Used in a Workflow Process |
A specialized operator, such as IS UPDATED or IS ADDED. |
A run-time event. |
A standard operator, such as = or <>. |
A branch or decision step. |
A workflow policy program performs an operation at the Siebel database layer. |
A Siebel operation step at the object layer uses logic that modifies data at the data layer. A workflow process cannot call a workflow policy program, but a Siebel operation step can perform an operation in the data layer. |
Not applicable |
A workflow process uses the communication outbound manager to send email. It can use a recipient group and the exact email address. |
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