Workflow Triggers

Workflow routings are initiated by Workflow PeopleCode. The PeopleCode is assigned to pages and, when you save a page, it triggers a business event and its related routings.

Any process that can trigger PeopleCode can trigger a workflow event, including:

• Users working in PeopleSoft pages.

• Third-party applications sending information to a PeopleSoft component through a component interface.

• Batch programs or queries sending information to a PeopleSoft component through a component interface. Batch workflow processing uses these tools in addition to the standard workflow tools:

  • Application Engine programs run queries behind the scenes and pass the results to a component interface.

    You can use PeopleSoft Process Scheduler to run these programs on a regular schedule.

  • A component interface accesses the component and its PeopleCode to trigger a business event, thus initiating a workflow.