Converting a Workflow Policy to a Workflow Process

It is recommended that you keep a Workflow Policy simple and place most business logic in the 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 adhere to the guidelines described in the following table describes.

Configuration Used in a Workflow Process Configuration Used in a Workflow Policy

A runtime event.

A specialized operator, such as IS UPDATED or IS ADDED.

A branch or decision step.

A standard operator, such as = (equals) or <> (no equal to).

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.

A Workflow Policy program performs an operation at the Siebel database layer.

A Workflow Process uses the communication outbound manager to send email. It can use a recipient group and the exact email address.

Not applicable