Work with lifecycle actions

Use the Create a Lifecycle Action wizard to specify a JavaScript or Java class to handle document state changes.

To create a lifecycle action:

1. Start the New Document Lifecycle Action wizard in the administration console.
   1. In the domain navigation pane, select the object store.
   2. In the object store navigation pane, select the Event, Actions, Processes > Document Lifecycle Actions folder.
   3. Click New.
2. Specify a name for the document lifecycle action that you want to create.
3. Select a class that is associated with the action.
   You can select either the parent class or a subclass that you created for the document lifecycle action.
4. Specify whether the lifecycle action handler is implemented as a JavaScript script or a Java component.
   1. If you selected JavaScript, click Next to enter the lifecycle action script. You can open and modify a script or add code to the default code stubs. A lifecycle action handler that is implemented as JavaScript can fail in some WebLogic configurations. To resolve the problem, see JavaScript action handler fails (WebLogic application server).
   2. If you selected Class, enter the name of the primary Java class for the lifecycle action handler. If the Java class is contained in a package, qualify the Java class name with the package it is contained in.

      To configure the code module that contains the lifecycle action handler, select Configure Code Module before you click Next. If you do not select this option, the required Java class or JAR file must be on the local Content Platform Engine application server and must be in the application server class path.

      When you configure the code module, you can create a code module or browse for an existing code module. Code modules are stored in the CodeModules folder.

5. Complete the New Document Lifecycle Action wizard.