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Create human tasks based on IBM Forms (deprecated)

You can use Lotus forms as templates to create BPEL process with associated human tasks.

You must have at least one IBM form in your file system.

To create human tasks based on existing IBM forms you create a BPEL process which contains human tasks. For each form a human task is created with the structure of the form as a template.


Procedure

  1. Switch to the Business Integration perspective.

  2. From the main menu, click File > New > BPEL process from IBM Forms.

  3. Specify a module, a folder (optional), and a name for the new BPEL process, and click Next. The name you supply for your task will be used as a default display name for your task. You can modify the display name after you have created the task using the BPEL process editor (by selecting the human task).

    Select Add the new process to the Assembly Diagram if you want the newly created BPEL process to be placed on the assembly diagram. Select this option if you expect the generated process to be in its final form. If you anticipate making modifications to the process using the BPEL process editor, then clear this check box.

  4. In the Select an IBM Form: invocation task window, identify the task that initiates the BPEL process.

    1. If your process is initiated through a form, then click Add, and browse for the form. This will create a Receive activity with an inline invocation task linked to it (on the Authorization property page), that has the form attached as the User Interface. Click Next.

    2. If your process is not initiated through a form, simply click Next.

    3. For each form that a user has to work on, click Add, and browse to an existing IBM form in your file system. All instances of the form contained in the XFDL file will be listed in the table. Instances that are considered to be business relevant will be selected (denoted by a green check mark). You can change the selection by clicking on the instance to toggle between selected and deselected. You must leave at least one instance selected.

  5. Click Finish to create your the BPEL process and associated human tasks. The business objects associated with this human task are created and named based on the field names of the IBM form on which the task is patterned.

Create human tasks