Web Services

The IBM® FileNet® P8 Platform includes web services for both Content Engine and Process Engine. Both web services are compliant with WS-I Basic Profile 1.0 and WS-Security. Using these web services, you can access most of the same functionality that the Content Engine APIs provide, including all objects and most properties and methods. In addition, you can create and launch workflows as well as perform queue, step, and roster operations. Process Engine also provides process orchestration functionality based on Web Services and workflow standards (BPEL4WS), which you can call from an external client.

Installation

Content Engine Web Service and Process Engine Web Service are both installed as part of the typical Content Engine installation. Although these web services are enabled by default, SSL is not. We highly recommend that you use SSL for Web Services in a deployed environment. For more information, see Setting up Content Engine and client transport SSL Security.

Documentation

For information on the Content Engine Web Service, see the Content Engine Web Service Developer's Guide. For the Process Engine Web Service, see Process Engine Web Service.