Workflow recipes

The Recipes section contains several pre-configured workflows that you can readily use. A workflow recipe consists of a trigger and a set of actions that are configured with a business logic.

The IBM® webMethods Integration administrator adds a list of pre-created workflows to the Recipes section. To start using the workflow recipes, click the Workflow tab on the Recipes page.

Using filters to search Recipes

By default, recipes for all connectors and external web services are displayed. However, you can search for recipes based on a specific connector name. On the left side of the Recipes page, a list of connector icons is arranged alphabetically. However, you can also search for a connector-specific recipe by entering the connector name in the search box that is located above the connector icons.

For example, to search for recipes that are related to Trello, select the Trello connector icon from the left side or type 'Trello' in the search box and click Search. A list of Trello-specific workflows appears.

In addition, to search recipes by the name or description of a recipe, enter the name or description of a recipe in the search box that is on the upper-right of the Recipes page.

For example, to search all recipes associated with the Asana connector, type in 'Asana' in the search box and click the Search icon. A list of Asana-specific workflows appears.

For a more refined search, you can also enter the description of a recipe. For example, create tasks in Asana...

Listing Recipes

IBM webMethods Integration provides you two layout options to view workflow recipes, Card view and List view.

The default layout is Card View, which displays recipes as blocks. To switch to List View, click the List icon in the upper-right corner of the Recipes page. In List View, you see workflow recipe details, including connectors, descriptions, and available actions (Preview and Use Recipe) in a spreadsheet-like format. To return to Card View, click the Card icon next to the List icon at the upper-right corner of the page, and the recipes are displayed as cards.

Importing Recipes

You can readily use pre-built workflows from the Recipes page. In addition, it allows you to import your own workflow-specific schema onto the Recipes section. To do so, click the Filter icon that is situated beside the search box on the upper-right of the Recipes page.

The Filter icon provides two options, All Recipes and My Recipes.

All Recipes

By default, the All Recipes option is selected. This option allows you to browse, view, and use pre-built recipes that are created by the IBM webMethods Integration administrator. Read Previewing recipes and Using Recipes under the Workflow recipes section to know more.

The All Recipes option also allows you to upload workflow-specific schema onto the Recipes section. After uploading, these schemas are automatically converted to workflows, which you can import to your projects. To do so, click Import. You are prompted to upload the schema file for the workflow you want to import. Select the workflow schema that you want to upload and click Open. You are then redirected back to the All Recipes screen, where you can see the workflow card for the schema you uploaded.

This workflow is added to both All Recipes and My Recipes section. Now that this workflow is added, you can use it anytime in your project.

My Recipes

You can upload workflow-specific schema onto the Recipes section. After uploading, these schemas are automatically converted to workflows, which you can import to your projects.

To do so, click the Filter icon that is situated beside the Card icon on the upper-right of the Recipes page, and then click My Recipes .

Next, click Import.

You are prompted to upload the schema file for the workflow you want to import. Select the workflow schema that you want to upload and click Open. You are redirected back to the My Recipes screen, where you can see the workflow card for the schema you uploaded.

This workflow is added to both My Recipes and All Recipes section. Now that this workflow is added, you can use it anytime in your project.

Previewing Recipes

You can see a view-only mode of the workflow details of a recipe.

To do so, follow the instructions,

  1. From the IBM webMethods Integration navigation bar, click Recipes, and then click the Workflows tab.
  2. Go to the recipe that you want to preview. Next, click Preview.

    This action redirects you to the canvas that contains a pre-built workflow.

    Note: In Preview mode, editing or deleting of a trigger or actions is disabled.

  3. Click Details on the upper-right of the screen to view a detailed description of the recipe.

    A detailed description of the recipe is displayed such as the date it was created on, created by, version number, working of the workflow, and connectors used.

  4. If you want to use the recipe directly from the Preview mode, click Use Recipe that is located beside the Details option. Read Using Recipes under the Workflow recipes section to know more.

Using Recipes

You can use the pre-created workflows from the Recipes or Preview page. The procedure to use a recipe from the Recipes or Preview page remains the same.

To use the workflows available in the Recipes section, you need to first import them to your project.

On the Recipes page, you see the list of all workflows available in the IBM webMethods Integration recipes. Each workflow card contains the icons that are associated with the connectors that are used in the workflow and the workflow name with two options, Preview and Use Recipe.

To use a recipe, follow the instructions,

  1. Go to the recipe that you want to import.

  2. From the Recipes or Preview page, click the Use Recipe option.

    You are prompted to specify the project where you want to import the workflow.

  3. Next, click Done.

    You are redirected to the Import workflow form, where you can see the workflow name, description, and any account or lookup fields associated with the connectors used in the workflow.

  4. Provide the relevant details in the specified fields and click Import.

This action imports the selected workflow in the specified project. You can now run this workflow anytime you want.