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Modeler to Designer Conversions
Some conversions are made to make Modeler processes work in Designer. The following is a reference of those conversions.
Process Conversions
The following table lists those conversions.
Modeler 6.x
Designer
Flow step
Service task + Integration Server service type
Flow step + document subscription
Message start event with receive document and subscription (for publishable documents) protocol + (Service task with an Integration Server service type). Includes a transition between the message start event and the service task.
Workflow step
User task
Any step + inputs/outputs
Step + inputs/outputs
If the step is a flow step, it is a Service task with an Integration Server service type. If the step is a Workflow step, it is a User task.
Internal group
If the model contains multiple internal groups, steps in an internal group are extracted to the canvas pool, as long as the internal group is not nested in another external group. If the internal group is nested, its steps are extracted to the outermost group.
External group
External pool
For nested groups, contents of inner groups are extracted to the outermost group. Designer does not support nested pools.
Note
Note (annotation)
External step
n/a
Web Service step
Service task + Web service type
Subprocess (inline)
All steps moved into main process
Referenced process step
Call activity + Referenced Process type
Empty step
Abstract task
Terminate step
End terminate event
Any step + transition
Step + transition
Any step + document subscription
Message start event with receive document and subscription (for publishable documents) protocol + (Service task with an Integration Server service type). Includes a transition between the message start event and the service task.
Any step + join
Step + join
Logical server
Integration Server Name
Global data
n/a
Data properties
n/a
Web Service interaction
n/a
To Do list
n/a
Process documentation
Process documentation
Step documentation
Step documentation
Join
Join
Join type: OR
Join type: Unsynchronized OR
Join type: XOR
Join type: OR
Join type: AND
Join type: AND
Join type: Complex
Join type: Complex
Join type: XPATH
n/a
Transition condition
Transition condition
Transition condition: XPATH
n/a
Transition condition: Retries exceeded
Transition condition: Step iterations exceeded
Transition condition: Error
Intermediate boundary error event
Transition condition: Timeout
Join timeouts remain as timeout transitions.For step timeouts, an intermediate interrupting boundary timer event is added to the step, with a transition drawn from it to the next step that handles the timeout.
Transition condition: Else
Transition condition: Else
Transition condition: If > Then
Transition condition: If condition
Note:
The Modeler Process Key is retained when importing a Modeler 6.x process into Designer. The Process Key is used when you Upload for Analysis Only, and allows the imported Modeler process to work in My webMethods Server. See About Building and Uploading a Process for more information about uploading a process for analysis.
Step Conversions
The following table lists those conversions.
Modeler 6.x
Designer
Flow step properties
Service task + Integration Server service type properties
Description
n/a
Logged fields
Logged fields
Step duration
n/a
Join duration
Join timeout
Maximum iterations
n/a
Correlation service
Correlation service
Service invoke
Service invoke
Documentation
Documentation
Step label
Label
Enable resubmission
n/a
Workflow step properties
User task properties
Description
n/a
Logged fields
Logged fields
Logical server
Integration Server Name
Documentation
Documentation
Project
n/a
n/a
Implementation module
n/a
Step duration
n/a
Join duration
Join timeout
Maximum iterations
Maximum iterations
Correlation service
Correlation service
Service invoke
Service invoke
Logical server
Integration Server Name
Step label
Label
Enable resubmission
n/a
Web Service step properties
Service task + Web service type properties
Description
n/a
Step label
Label
Logged fields
Logged fields
Logical server
Integration Server Name
Documentation
Documentation
Step with External Subscription documents defined as inputs/outputs
Receive task
Step with External Publication documents defines as inputs/outputs
Reply task
Web Service
Service task + Web service type
Port type
Port type
Operation
Operation
Input
Inputs/outputs
Output
Inputs/outputs
Enable resubmission
n/a
Empty step properties
Abstract task properties
Description
n/a
Logical server
Integration Server Name
Step label
Label
Documentation
Documentation
Terminate step properties
Terminate step properties
Description
n/a
Step label
Label
Logical server
Integration Server Name
Documentation
Documentation
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