Creating a workflow system

To create a workflow system, you define an isolated region and its connection point. In addition, you can optionally customize the database storage parameters and configure email notification.

Before you begin

Gather the following information:
  • Work with your database administrator to determine whether you need custom table spaces or file groups for your workflow system database.
  • Determine the name of the workflow system data table space and optionally the index and BLOB table spaces.
  • Determine the security groups that will be granted administrative and configuration privileges for the workflow system.

You must log on to the administration console as a gcd_admin user to perform this task.

Prerequisites
Creating an object store

About this task

If you want to add a workflow system to an object store that does not already have one, the workflow system can use the file groups or table spaces (depending on the database type) that are used by the object store.
Note: Before you create a workflow, your database administrator must create a workflow system data table space. If index and BLOB table spaces are not created, they will share the same table space with the workflow system data tables. If isolated region table spaces are not specified, the isolated region index and BLOB table spaces will share the same table space with the workflow system.
Alternatively, you can create new file groups or table spaces for the workflow system, according to the rules that are documented in one of the following topics, depending on your database type:

Procedure

To create a workflow system:

  1. Start the New Workflow System wizard in the administration console.
    1. In the domain navigation pane, click the object store.
    2. In the object store navigation pane, right-click the Administrative > Workflow System folder and click New to start the wizard.
  2. Complete the wizard steps.
  3. If the workflow system is in an object store that uses sites in a geographically distributed environment, configure object store request forwarding. By doing so, you ensure that data requests are serviced at a site that is local to the workflow system. For more information about request forwarding, see Request forwarding.
    If you receive the following error: FNRPE2130200367E - User must be a member of the Process Engine Administrators group, verify that the user that is logged in to IBM® Administration Console for Content Platform Engine is a member of the Process Engine Administrators group.