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ProcessFlowThe basics to get you started
Have you used ProcessFlow before?
Prior knowledge (Registration poll)
YesNoKinda
What is covered• What is ProcessFlow?• Introduction to components and terminology• Introduction to the tools and menus• Building an actual flow• Implementation methodology• Troubleshooting
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PROCESSFLOW
Nodes
ProcessFlow
DB
CSV
RM
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ProcessFlow
What can it do?• Build interfaces between S3 and Other Systems• Perform automation and information flow within
the S3 applications• Build interfaces between two 3rd party
applications• Perform automated maintenance tasks (Adding
users …)• Create approval chains and scenarios• Call outside applications to do other things• All kinds of stuff
ComponentsServer SideClient Side
• Designer• Administrator• Scheduler• Event management
console
• RMI• ProcessFlow Server• Scheduler• Event Manager
Sample Project• Extract employee records out of Lawson into a
CSV file• Introduce some logic to differentiate between
records• Send out an email if a record matches a logical
criteria
How to log ino Server: Same sever as your Portal URL (you
don’t need to type in the “Http://”o User: Has to be a processflow usero Password: Same password as used on Portal
Designer
Live demo
Testing on server
http://<yourservername>/bpm/menu.do
Troubleshootingo Test your flows in the designer using the test
function.o Check the flow log file in $LAWDIR/bpm/wflog• <999>.wuerr : Contains error generated by
flow components• <999>.wulog: Contains all flow activity
o Check the processflow administrator tool to see status of your flow
o Use the file node to write variables to a file in order to help with debugging
o Try to do the task manually
More training• An in-depth course on this topic will include:
o Using all common nodes o Using the Lawson S3 nodes to perform updates and querieso Using the SQL node to perform updates and querieso Using the web services node to call a serviceo Using the RM node to update a user’s RM records o Using the DataStage Transformation Extender to transform data [2-3
days]o Advanced performance considerations and error handling
Additional help
Nogalis offer (Ends October 30th 2013)
One day of free consulting from one of our 14 Lawson professionals to help get your project started with no obligation.
Contact:
www.nogalis.com
Next Webinar
Nov14www.nogalis.com/education.html
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