Using flow service recipes

flow service recipes can be imported into a project from either the Recipes list or the Preview page. The procedure to use a recipe from either location is the same.

About this task

The Recipes page displays a list of available flow services. Each flow service card includes the flow service name, icons representing the connectors used, and two action options: Preview and Use Recipe. To use a flow service, it must first be imported into a project.

Procedure

  1. Go to the recipe that you want to apply to create a flow service. From the Recipes or Preview page, click Use Recipe.
    The Save as dialog box appears.
  2. In the Save as dialog box, select the project where you want to use this recipe. Next, specify a suitable name for this flow service. You can alternatively change the description of the flow service. Next, click Save.
    The Account Configuration screen opens.
  3. Select the account for each application or create a new account, and then click Save.
  4. You can also configure accounts for operations that are used in this flow service recipe. To provide operation-based configuration, select the Provide operation-based configuration checkbox that is at the right-side of the page.
  5. After you configure the accounts for the operations of connectors/external web services used in the recipe, click Save.

    The flow service is available in the selected project. You can now run this flow service anytime you want.

    Note:

    • If one or more assets that are used in the recipe exists in the specified project, you can either choose to overwrite one or more existing assets with the assets in the import or you can import the recipe in a different project.

    • If you click Proceed, the existing assets are overwritten and cannot be recovered. Hence, it is recommended to take a backup if you want to overwrite the existing assets. You can alternatively click Back and import the recipe in a different project.

    • If you are importing a recipe and another user tries to import the same or another recipe in the same tenant concurrently, webMethods Integration tries to load the recipe for the user. If the recipe does not get loaded even after five minutes, a message appears to ask the user to try after some time.