Configuring the workflow system

As a workflow administrator, you must perform a variety of tasks to configure the workflow system

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.
Creating extra connection points and isolated regions
You can optionally create an extra connection point to identify and provide access to a new or existing isolated region of a workflow system.
Managing case history stores
A case history store is typically created and managed by a client application such as IBM® Case Manager. If necessary, you can use the administration console to view and delete case history stores.
Managing the workflow system
The workflow system is an infrastructure that you configure and use to maintain system-wide options. For example, you can define a web application as a step processor or specify system-wide settings that determine the features that are available for the workflow system.
Enabling email notification for workflow activity
You can optionally enable email notification of workflow activity. Individual users can configure which notifications they want to receive and their preferred locale. For example, users can choose to be notified when work is assigned or when work approaches or passes a deadline. Users who are assigned as a workflow tracker can be notified when the workflow is assigned to others, when it approaches or passes a deadline, and when exceptions occur.
Component Integrator configuration
You use Component Integrator to interact with an external entity, or component, from a workflow step. For example, a component can be a Java™ object or Java Message Service object.
Rules Connectivity Framework configuration
You can use the Rules Connectivity Framework to implement business rules for workflows. These rules can be simple or complex and can perform a variety of actions, such as performing conditional tests, setting values in data fields, or sending a work item to a submap or exception map.

Parent topic: Defining the workflow system