About Mapping Services
Designer generates a type of flow service called a
mapping service on its specified logical server (
Integration Server Name), using the signature specified in the step inputs and outputs. When you build and upload a process,
Designer automatically updates the mapping services of all steps to include the current step signatures, and generates mapping services for all steps that do not yet have them defined. See
Configuring Build and Upload
Preferences and
About Inputs and Outputs.
Important:
You must be connected to the Process Audit Database to update process data mapping services during generation.
Designer names mapping services using the conventions are listed in the following table:
Step Type | Flow Service |
Tasks (except Manual Tasks) | <step label> |
Manual Tasks | no wrapper flow service |
(OLD STYLE) webMethods Subprocess (Deprecated) | <step label>_START <step label>_END |
(NEW STYLE) BPMN Subprocess | PRECALL_<step label> POSTCALL_<step label> |
(OLD STYLE) webMethods Referenced Process (Deprecated) | PRESUB_<step label> POSTSUB_<step label> |
(NEW STYLE) BPMN Call Activity | PRECALL_<step label> POSTCALL_<step label> |
Start Events and Catching Events (except None Events) | <step label> |
None Events | no wrapper flow service |
Boundary Events (Interrupting and Non-Interrupting) | no wrapper flow service |
Throwing Events | no wrapper flow service |
End Events | no wrapper flow service |
Note:Designer supports non-unique and empty step labels. When creating mapping services for these steps, Designer uses the <step ID> in place of the <step label>.
By default,
Designer does not display generated flow services in the Package Navigator view. For more information, see
Displaying Generated Flow Services in
the Package Navigator View.
Important:Designer does not validate the existence of document fields referenced by a process during generation. If a document is edited to remove a field that is used in a subscription filter or a transition condition, generation will still proceed without error. However, this may cause the process to fail to run (in the case of a subscription filter), or to follow an incorrect path (in the case of a transition condition).
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