Business Rules 10.7 | webMethods Business Rules Web Help | webMethods Rules Development Help | Working with Actions | Creating a Process Action | Starting a New Process Instance
 
Starting a New Process Instance
*To create an action to start a new process instance:
1. Select the Start a new process instance option as described in Creating a Process Action.
2. Click Next.
3. On the Process Selection page, select a process model name to start a new instance of this model.
4. In the Integration Server Name list, select the Integration Server where the process is defined.
5. Click Next.
6. On the Document Type Selection page, select the IS document type to use as input to the process instance.
7. Click Next.
8. Optional. On the Process Action Default Input Values page, specify default input values as explained in the following table. These values are overwritten when data is provided from an associated process.
For this field
You can do this
Include empty values for String Types
Select the check box if you want to use an empty string (a string with a zero-length).
Action Input Parameters
This value cannot be modified.
Default Values
Type the input value where admissible. Restrictions are described in About Entering Input Values.
Note:
The input value must match the data type of the parameter element.
9. Click Next.
10. On the Process Action Output Value page, select an output value as required.
11. Click Finish.
A new process action is created and saved to your workspace. It appears in the Rules Explorer view under Action icon Actions > Action file name [ActionName].