Using external implementations in BPDs (deprecated)

You can create external implementations for activities that are handled by applications outside of IBM® Business Process Manager. For example, you can model an activity that is run by a custom Eclipse RCP or Microsoft .NET application, or provides an alternative task completion user interface that can be launched from Process Portal.

To use an external implementation to implement an activity in a business process definition (BPD), complete the tasks listed in this section.

  1. Building a custom application to implement an activity (deprecated)
    Build a custom application using the IBM Business Process Manager Web API to implement an activity in a BPD.
  2. Creating an external implementation (deprecated)
    Create an external implementation when you want to reuse an existing external application or create an external application to handle one or more steps in your process.
  3. Using an external implementation to implement an activity (deprecated)
    Select a custom application to implement a particular activity (step) in a BPD.
Parent topic: Creating BPDs in the desktop Process Designer (deprecated)
Related tasks:
Integrating custom web-based user interfaces in Process Portal