Advanced configuration of Workflow Authoring

The following instructions help you complete the Advanced Configuration for Workflow Authoring in the OpenShift® Installed Operators user interface.

For a starter deployment, set Automation Workflow/Workstream Services (olm_starter_workflow) to true and choose the optional components that you want to include.

For a production deployment, set Automation Workflow/Workstream Services (olm_custom_workflow) to true, and for Workflow Install Type, select workflow-authoring.

Advance Configuration:
  • LDAP Configuration: LDAP configuration is required.
  • Database Configuration:
    Datasource Description
    GCD Datasource Configuration This configuration is required.
    Content Management OS Datasource Configuration This configuration is required only if you are installing the FileNet Content Manager pattern.
    Workflow OS Datasource Configuration Three datasources, BAWDOCS, BAWDOS, and BAWTOS, are required.
    Application Engine OS Datasource Configuration This configuration is required only if you are installing Application pattern and want to enable data persistence.
    Navigator Datasource Configuration This configuration is required.
    ODM Datasource Configuration This configuration is required only if you are installing the Operational Decision Manager pattern.
    CA Datasource Configuration This configuration is required only if you are installing the Automation Document Processing pattern.
  • Initialization Configuration:
    • LDAP configuration: This configuration is required.
    • Create Object Store Configuration:
      Object store Description
      BAWDOCS Use the default settings unless you changed them when configuring the database. Object Store Admin User groups is required.
      BAWDOS Use the default settings unless you changed them when configuring the database. Object Store Admin User groups is required.
      BAWTOS Use the default settings unless you changed them when configuring the database. Enter the values for Object Store - table space, Object Store - Workflow admin group, Object Store - Workflow config group and Object Store - Connection point for Workflow. Object Store Admin User groups is required.
      AEOS This configuration is required only if you are installing Application pattern and want to enable data persistence. Object Store Admin User groups is required.
    • Navigator Initialization Configuration: This configuration is not required.
  • Business Automation Studio Configuration: This configuration is required.
  • Application Engine Configuration: This configuration is not required.
  • Workflow Authoring Configuration: This configuration is required.
  • To configure and activate the Business Automation Machine Learning Server capabilities, including Intelligent Task Prioritization and Workforce Insights, switch to the YAML View and add the BAML configurations according to Completing configuration for Machine Learning Server. You must configure Business Automation Insights as described earlier because it is required by Machine Learning Server.
Optional Components:
  • Business Automation Insights This configuration is optional. It is required for Machine Learning Server. If you enabled Business Automation Insights and want to install and configure the emitter that you need to send raw events to ingestion jobs, add the following information before you create an instance.
    1. Change the configuration page from Form View to YAML View.
    2. Find the workflow_authoring_configuration section and copy the required information into it.
      To install and configure the BPMN event emitter:
      ##  IBM Business Automation Insights integration configuration
          business_event:
            enable: true
            enable_task_record: true
            enable_task_api: true
            subscription:
            - {'app_name': '*','version': '*','component_type': '*','component_name': '*','element_type': '*','element_name': '*','nature': '*'}
      For information about the BPMN event emitter, see Installing and configuring the BPM event emitter.
      To install and configure the case event emitter:
      ## The event emitter settings if you want to enable Case Event Emitter
      event_emitter:
      - tos_name: BAWTOS
        connection_point_name: pe_conn_target
        date_sql: 20231122T002840Z
        logical_unique_id: baw
        solution_list: '*'
      For information about the case event emitter, see Installing and configuring the Case event emitter.
      To install and configure the case history emitter:
      ## The case history emitter configuration
             case_history_emitter:
              enable: true
              case_history_store_schema_name: CHSCHEMA
              dc_common_cpe_datasource_name: CASEHISTORYDS
      For information about the case history emitter, see Optional: Enabling the Timeline Visualizer widget to display Business Automation Workflow process activity flow.
  • Data Collector and Data Indexer This configuration is optional. It is required if you want to use index data in Elasticsearch, advanced search and dashboards.
  • Exposed Kafka Service This configuration is optional. It is required if you want to create a Kafka service to expose a message-based interface to external clients, which can interact asynchronously with workflow automations. For more information, see Creating a Kafka service.
Remember:
  • Machine Learning Server (including Intelligent Task Prioritization and Workforce Insights) is not supported on Linux® on IBM Z®.
  • You can use the parameter descriptions in IBM Business Automation Workflow Authoring parameters to help you add more configurations.
  • You can copy and paste parameters from the custom resource (CR) custom pattern templates in the YAML View and edit the parameters.
  • You can edit the CR file in the editor, but it is best if you have the CR complete and verified before you save your changes in the editor. For example, go to http://www.yamllint.com/ External link opens a new window or tab to verify the contents of your file.