Defining a New Activity Request
To design a new ad-hoc batch job that users can submit via Sample and Submit, first create a new Activity Request Type business object. The base product BO for the activity type C1-NotifyExpiringCreditCardTyp may be used as a sample.
The business object for the activity request includes the functionality for selecting the records to process, displaying a preview map for the user to review and to perform the actual processing. The base product BO for the activity request C1-NotifyExpiringCreditCardReq may be used as a sample. The following points highlight the important configuration for this business object:
• Special BO options are available for the activity request BOs to support the Preview Sample functionality.
◦ Activity Request Preview Service Script. This script is responsible for retrieving the information displayed when a user asks for a preview of a sample of records.
◦ Activity Request Preview Map. This is the map that is invoked to display the preview sample results.
• The enter algorithm plugged into the Complete state is responsible for selecting all the records that satisfy the criteria and processing the records accordingly.