Creating a workflow

To create a workflow, you create the steps for the workflow, define the routing order for the steps, assign performers to the steps, and specify validation rules for each step. Additional custom business processes and validations could be specified using the IN and OUT scripts associated with the workflow steps.

Before you begin

Get the use cases and business process definitions from the solution architect. Ensure that you already identified all of the performers in the PIM system. You can find a list of identified performers from use cases and business processes that the solution architect created. The business process also defines which performer is assigned to a particular step. These users and roles must have been created in the User and Role Consoles before they can be used as performers.

About this task

A workflow consists of a set of steps that make up a single use case or business process. For example, you can create a workflow for the steps in the process of product introduction and define those steps, the routing order, performers, and validation rules.