The Big Picture Of Server-Based Scripts

Server-based scripts allow an implementation to configure backend business processes. The system supports three types of server-based scripts, Plug-In scripts, Service scripts and Groovy Library scripts.

• Plug-in scripts allow an implementation to develop routines that are executed from the system's various plug-in spots. For example, an implementation could configure a plug-in script that is executed every time an adjustment of a given type is frozen.
• Service scripts allow an implementation to develop common routines that are invoked from both front-end and back-end services. For example, an implementation could create a service script that terminates an account's automatic payment preferences. This service script could be invoked from a BPA script initiated by an end-user when a customer asks to stop paying automatically, and it could also be executed from a plug-in script if a customer fails to pay their debt on time. Service scripts are typically written using xpath scripting.
• Groovy Library scripts allow an implementation to develop groups of common routines written in the Groovy language which may be invoked from Groovy Member step types.

The topics in this section describe background topics relevant to server-based scripts.