Service Flow Editor

This chapter describes the functions and uses of the Service Flow editor.

1. Overview

A Service Flow is a graphical representation of a sequence of steps in a business service. An AnyLink project must be created before creating a Service Flow Diagram (SFDL: Service Flow Definition Language) file. The incoming message events of the Service Flow are registered as internal services in AnyLink. Most of the services in AnyLink are message events of the Service Flow, and they call the Flow’s service activities according to the defined direction of the Service Flow after each step.

2. Creating a Service Flow

To create a Service Flow, select [New] > [Flow] from the context menu of the Project Navigator. Enter the required items in the Flow Diagram window, and then click [Finish].

Flow Diagram

Item	Description
Flow ID	Service Flow resource ID. Only alphanumeric and special (_) characters are allowed, and the first character must be an alphabet character.
Flow Name	Service Flow name. Only Korean, alphanumeric, and special (_) characters are allowed. Must follow the XML Naming Convention.

Item

Description

Flow ID

Service Flow resource ID. Only alphanumeric and special (_) characters are allowed, and the first character must be an alphabet character.

Flow Name

Service Flow name. Only Korean, alphanumeric, and special (_) characters are allowed. Must follow the XML Naming Convention.

3. Service Flow Diagram

When a Service Flow is created, the following page is displayed with the editor on the left and the editor palette on the right.

Service Flow Page

[Toolbar]

The Toolbar consists of buttons for object alignment, display settings, and debugger functions.

Service Flow Page - Toolbar

Button	Description
	Align objects to the left.
	Align objects to the right.
	Align objects to the top.
	Align objects to the bottom.
	Align objects to the center (horizontally).
	Align objects to the center (vertically).
	Distribute objects evenly (horizontally).
	Distribute objects evenly (vertically).
	Edit ID/Name label.
	Toggle (show/hide) transition condition.
	Run in debug mode. Opens the 'Select Server' window.
	Open the 'Message Settings" dialog box for debugging.
(13th icon)	Refresh debugger status.
	Go to the next activity.
	Go to the next break point.
	Go to the end of the flow.
	Pause debugger at the next activity if the debugger is running.
(18th icon)	Show debugger status.
	Change mouse pointer to 'Selection' mode.
	Change mouse pointer to 'Transition' mode.

Button

Description

Align objects to the left.

Align objects to the right.

Align objects to the top.

Align objects to the bottom.

Align objects to the center (horizontally).

Align objects to the center (vertically).

Distribute objects evenly (horizontally).

Distribute objects evenly (vertically).

Edit ID/Name label.

Toggle (show/hide) transition condition.

Run in debug mode. Opens the 'Select Server' window.

Open the 'Message Settings" dialog box for debugging.

(13th icon)

Refresh debugger status.

Go to the next activity.

Go to the next break point.

Go to the end of the flow.

Pause debugger at the next activity if the debugger is running.

(18th icon)

Show debugger status.

Change mouse pointer to 'Selection' mode.

Change mouse pointer to 'Transition' mode.

[Palette]

The palette consists of objects that can be used to create a Service Flow diagram.

A Service Flow, which is also called a process, consists of activities, events, and transitions. Click and move an object to the editor.

Service Flow - Palette

Object Type	Description
Selection, Transition	(Select): Return to select mode. (Transition): Arrow that represents the direction and order of flow between activities or events. Use this to connect the objects. A transition connects activities, events, and gateways to define a business process. A transition can also define a condition to determine the direction of the flow after a gateway.
Activity	Also called a task. Represents actions that must be performed in the current step of the Service Flow. This is mostly used to represent an Outbound Service. For more information, refer to Activity.
Event	Represents an event, such as a message, error, or timeout event. An event can be a Start Event without an incoming transition, an Intermediate Event with both incoming and outgoing transitions, or an End Event without an outgoing transition. For more information, refer to Event.
Gateway	Controls the convergence and divergence of a service flow. A gateway can be a split gateway that splits a single transition into multiple transitions or a join gateway that joins multiple transitions into a single transition. For more information, refer to Gateway.
Swimlane/Block/Annotation	Swimlane: Dividing line between tasks in the Service Flow Block: Used to group related Activities. Annotation: Memo object. For detailed information, refer to Swimlane/Block/Annotation.
Utility	Set of utilities used in the Service Flow. For detailed information, refer to Utility.

Object Type

Description

Selection, Transition

(Select): Return to select mode.
(Transition): Arrow that represents the direction and order of flow between activities or events. Use this to connect the objects. A transition connects activities, events, and gateways to define a business process. A transition can also define a condition to determine the direction of the flow after a gateway.

Activity

Also called a task. Represents actions that must be performed in the current step of the Service Flow. This is mostly used to represent an Outbound Service. For more information, refer to Activity.

Event

Represents an event, such as a message, error, or timeout event. An event can be a Start Event without an incoming transition, an Intermediate Event with both incoming and outgoing transitions, or an End Event without an outgoing transition. For more information, refer to Event.

Gateway

Controls the convergence and divergence of a service flow.

A gateway can be a split gateway that splits a single transition into multiple transitions or a join gateway that joins multiple transitions into a single transition. For more information, refer to Gateway.

Swimlane/Block/Annotation

Swimlane: Dividing line between tasks in the Service Flow
Block: Used to group related Activities.
Annotation: Memo object.

For detailed information, refer to Swimlane/Block/Annotation.

Utility

Set of utilities used in the Service Flow. For detailed information, refer to Utility.

4. Activity

The following describes the Activity types.

Menu	Description
(TCP Activity)	TCP outbound rule service call.
(User Class Activity)	User class activity.
(Mapping Activity)	Source and target variable mapping.
(Response Message Activity)	Service response message. Sends a normal or error response message to the request message of the message event.
(Subflow Activity)	Service Flow process call.
(Multi-Binding Activity)	Multi-binding service call.
(HTTP Activity)	HTTP outbound rule service call.
(Web Service Activity)	Import a web service.
(TMAX Activity)	Tmax (middleware) call.
(DB Activity)	DB adapter service call.
(File Activity)	File adapter service call.
(FTP Activity)	FTP adapter service call.
(Batch Activity)	Batch outbound rule call.
(MQ Activity)	MQ outbound rule call.
(SAP Activity)	SAP outbound rule call.
(SMTP Activity)	SMTP outbound rule call.
(WebDav Activity)	WebDav outbound rule call.
(Tuxedo Activity)	Tuxedo outbound rule call.
(JMS Activity)	JMS outbound rule call.
(ISO8583 Activity)	ISO8583 outbound rule call.
(UDP Activity)	UDP outbound rule call.
(ProObject Activity)	ProObject outbound rule call.

Description

(TCP Activity)

TCP outbound rule service call.

(User Class Activity)

User class activity.

(Mapping Activity)

Source and target variable mapping.

(Response Message Activity)

Service response message. Sends a normal or error response message to the request message of the message event.

(Subflow Activity)

Service Flow process call.

(Multi-Binding Activity)

Multi-binding service call.

(HTTP Activity)

HTTP outbound rule service call.

(Web Service Activity)

Import a web service.

(TMAX Activity)

Tmax (middleware) call.

(DB Activity)

DB adapter service call.

(File Activity)

File adapter service call.

(FTP Activity)

FTP adapter service call.

(Batch Activity)

Batch outbound rule call.

(MQ Activity)

MQ outbound rule call.

(SAP Activity)

SAP outbound rule call.

(SMTP Activity)

SMTP outbound rule call.

(WebDav Activity)

WebDav outbound rule call.

(Tuxedo Activity)

Tuxedo outbound rule call.

(JMS Activity)

JMS outbound rule call.

(ISO8583 Activity)

ISO8583 outbound rule call.

(UDP Activity)

UDP outbound rule call.

(ProObject Activity)

ProObject outbound rule call.

An Activity has input and output parameters.

An Activity reads from the input parameter and writes to the output parameter. Both parameters are declared in the Block Activity that includes the Process or Activity.

Input/Output of an Activity

4.1. Configuring an Activity

Add an Activity to the editor, and then double-click on it or place the cursor on the Activity to show the Activity Preferences menu to configure the Activity.

Activity Preferences Menu

Menu	Description	Menu	Description
	Basic Info		Loop Properties
	Parameter Properties		Copy
	Handler Properties		Delete

Description

Basic Info

Loop Properties

Parameter Properties

Copy

Handler Properties

Delete

Basic Info

The following describes the Activity Preferences window.

Activity Preferences - Basic Info

Item	Description
ID	Activity ID.
Name	Activity name.
Description	Activity role.
Documentation	Activity description.
Session ID	Session ID of the Activity. This is used to connect with other Activities or Events with the same Session ID.
Session Key	Session key. This is used to connect to a session with the key. Only available for TCP activities.
Endpoint Routing	Routes to an endpoint or endpoint group with mapped VALUE. The endpoint group set in the outbound rule must be mapped to an endpoint group in the page displayed by selecting [System] > [Adapter] in WebAdmin. When setting VALUE of sub endpoint or endpoint group, a request message is sent to the endpoint.
Dynamic Address Change	Dynamically changes IP address and port number of a target to request to. Only available for TCP clients.
Dynamic URL Change	Dynamically changes IP address and port number of a target to request to. Only available for HTTP outbound.
Location	Activity position (x, y). Position can be set with this option, or more easily by using the mouse.
Width	Width (can also be adjusted with the mouse).
Border Color	Border color.
Font Color	Font color.

Item

Description

Activity ID.

Name

Activity name.

Description

Activity role.

Documentation

Activity description.

Session ID

Session ID of the Activity. This is used to connect with other Activities or Events with the same Session ID.

Session Key

Session key. This is used to connect to a session with the key. Only available for TCP activities.

Endpoint Routing

Routes to an endpoint or endpoint group with mapped VALUE.

The endpoint group set in the outbound rule must be mapped to an endpoint group in the page displayed by selecting [System] > [Adapter] in WebAdmin. When setting VALUE of sub endpoint or endpoint group, a request message is sent to the endpoint.

Dynamic Address Change

Dynamically changes IP address and port number of a target to request to. Only available for TCP clients.

Dynamic URL Change

Dynamically changes IP address and port number of a target to request to. Only available for HTTP outbound.

Location

Activity position (x, y).

Position can be set with this option, or more easily by using the mouse.

Width

Width (can also be adjusted with the mouse).

Border Color

Border color.

Font Color

Font color.

Outbound Rule (Service)

The following describes the Outbound Rule (Service) page of the Activity Preferences window.

Activity Preferences - Outbound Rule

Item	Description
Invocation Service	Select an existing Outbound Rule Service that can be used for the Activity. Click [Browse…] to search for the service.
Transport Mode	Request: most general messaging type that sends a request and waits for a response. One Way: sends a request, but does not wait for a response. One Way with ack: sends a request and waits for an ACK message. A delivery channel normally sends an ACK or NAK message to notify of the delivery result.
Mapping	Use Request Mapping: define mapping between the Service Flow’s INPUT parameter and request message. Use Response Mapping: define mapping between response message and OUTPUT parameter. Use Error Mapping: define mapping between parameter variable and error message. For information about mapping, refer to Mapping Dialog Boxes.
Log OFF	Execute log off on the Activity.
Custom Request Logging	Option to use custom request logging. Click [Browse…] to select a Custom Log Outbound Rule, and then click [Mapping…] to create a mapping.
Custom Response Logging	Option to use custom response logging. Click [Browse…] to select a Custom Log Outbound Rule, and then click [Mapping…] to create a mapping.
Custom Error Logging	Option to use custom error logging. Click [Browse…] to select a Custom Log Outbound Rule, and then click [Mapping…] to create a mapping.

Item

Description

Invocation Service

Select an existing Outbound Rule Service that can be used for the Activity. Click [Browse…] to search for the service.

Transport Mode

Request: most general messaging type that sends a request and waits for a response.
One Way: sends a request, but does not wait for a response.
One Way with ack: sends a request and waits for an ACK message. A delivery channel normally sends an ACK or NAK message to notify of the delivery result.

Mapping

Use Request Mapping: define mapping between the Service Flow’s INPUT parameter and request message.
Use Response Mapping: define mapping between response message and OUTPUT parameter.
Use Error Mapping: define mapping between parameter variable and error message.

For information about mapping, refer to Mapping Dialog Boxes.

Log OFF

Execute log off on the Activity.

Custom Request Logging

Option to use custom request logging.

Click [Browse…] to select a Custom Log Outbound Rule, and then click [Mapping…] to create a mapping.

Custom Response Logging

Option to use custom response logging.

Click [Browse…] to select a Custom Log Outbound Rule, and then click [Mapping…] to create a mapping.

Custom Error Logging

Option to use custom error logging.

Click [Browse…] to select a Custom Log Outbound Rule, and then click [Mapping…] to create a mapping.

Skip Condition

The following describes the Skip Condition page of the Activity Preferences window.

Activity Preferences - Skip Condition

Item	Description
Use Skip	Option to use skip condition for the process variable.
Skip Condition	Condition for the selected variable. Click [Select Variable] to open the Select Variable dialog box (Activity Preferences - Select Variable) for selecting a process variable.

Item

Description

Use Skip

Option to use skip condition for the process variable.

Skip Condition

Condition for the selected variable.

Click [Select Variable] to open the Select Variable dialog box (Activity Preferences - Select Variable) for selecting a process variable.

Activity Preferences - Select Variable

Parameter Settings

The variable set in the parameter is used in the service call. If a mapping exists, the input parameter is used as the source of the input mapping, and the output parameter as the target of the output mapping.

The following describes the Parameter Settings page of the Activity Preferences window.

Activity Preferences - Parameter Settings

Input/Output Parameters

Item Description

ID

Variable ID.

INPUT

Option to set the variable type to input.

OUTPUT

Option to set the variable type to output.

ERROR

Option to set the variable type to error.

Item	Description
ID	Variable ID.
INPUT	Option to set the variable type to input.
OUTPUT	Option to set the variable type to output.
ERROR	Option to set the variable type to error.

Buttons

Button	Description
[New Variable]	Opens the Add New Process Variable dialog box to create a new variable (Activity Preferences - Add New Process Variable).
[Select Variable]	Opens the Select Variable dialog box to select an existing variable (Activity Preferences - Select Variable).
[Delete]	Deletes the selected variable.
[Properties]	Shows the selected variable information.
[Up]	Moves the selected variable one step up.
[Down]	Moves the selected variable one step down.

Button

Description

[New Variable]

Opens the Add New Process Variable dialog box to create a new variable (Activity Preferences - Add New Process Variable).

[Select Variable]

Opens the Select Variable dialog box to select an existing variable (Activity Preferences - Select Variable).

[Delete]

Deletes the selected variable.

[Properties]

Shows the selected variable information.

[Up]

Moves the selected variable one step up.

[Down]

Moves the selected variable one step down.

Click [New Variable] to open the Add New Process Variable window.

Activity Preferences - Add New Process Variable

Item	Description
ID	Variable ID.
Name	Variable Name.
Description	Variable description.
Default Value	If the Variable Type is 'Basic Type', enter a default value.
Scope	Preset to 'instance' (cannot be edited).
Variable Type	Basic Type: one of String, Float, Integer, DateTime, or Boolean type. Message Type: a message is selected from DTO files that exist under the project’s service group through the 'Select Message' window. Any Type: select this type when using a Java Class object as the Process Variable. Map Type: specifies how to access key value, msg, and ctx information. Click [Key Setting…] to open the 'Map Data Field Key Setting' window. A header variable for a service call must be a map type specified in the format, <String, String>. Attachment Map Type: set an attachment file. This is normally used for a file adapter attachment.
Is Array Variable	Option to use an array variable.

Item

Description

Variable ID.

Name

Variable Name.

Description

Variable description.

Default Value

If the Variable Type is 'Basic Type', enter a default value.

Scope

Preset to 'instance' (cannot be edited).

Variable Type

Basic Type: one of String, Float, Integer, DateTime, or Boolean type.
Message Type: a message is selected from DTO files that exist under the project’s service group through the 'Select Message' window.
Any Type: select this type when using a Java Class object as the Process Variable.
Map Type: specifies how to access key value, msg, and ctx information.

Click [Key Setting…] to open the 'Map Data Field Key Setting' window. A header variable for a service call must be a map type specified in the format, <String, String>.
Attachment Map Type: set an attachment file. This is normally used for a file adapter attachment.

Is Array Variable

Option to use an array variable.

Activity Handler

The following describes the Activity Handler page of the Activity Preferences window.

Activity Preferences - Activity Handler

Button	Description
[Add…]	Opens the Service List Dialog (Service List Dialog) to select a user-defined service as an Activity Handler.
[Edit…]	Opens a window to edit the selected handler.
[Delete…]	Deletes the selected handler.

Button

Description

[Add…]

Opens the Service List Dialog (Service List Dialog) to select a user-defined service as an Activity Handler.

[Edit…]

Opens a window to edit the selected handler.

[Delete…]

Deletes the selected handler.

The following describes Service List Dialog where user-created activity handlers can be set.

Service List Dialog

Item	Description
Search	Searches for activity handlers.
Service list	Displays handlers.

Item

Description

Searches for activity handlers.

Service list

Displays handlers.

Activity Error Handler

The following describes the Activity Error Handler page of the Activity Preferences window. Buttons are same as those for the Activity Handler (Activity Preferences - Activity Handler) page.

Activity Preferences - Activity Error Handler

Item	Description
Error Code	Error code for the handler to process.
Handler Class	User class for the handler.
Error Event ID	Error event ID.
Ignore	Option to ignore the error event in the Activity.

Item

Description

Error Code

Error code for the handler to process.

Handler Class

User class for the handler.

Error Event ID

Error event ID.

Ignore

Option to ignore the error event in the Activity.

Clicking [Add…] opens the following dialog box.

Add New Exception Handler

Item	Description
Catch All Exceptions	Catches all exceptions.
Error Code	Error code to catch. If Catch All Exceptions is selected, the value is set to All automatically.
Error Event	Error event. You can search for an error event from Service List Dialog (Service List Dialog) by clicking [Search].
Handler Class	Handler class. You can search for a handler class from Service List Dialog (Service List Dialog) by clicking [Search].

Item

Description

Catch All Exceptions

Catches all exceptions.

Error Code

Error code to catch. If Catch All Exceptions is selected, the value is set to All automatically.

Error Event

Error event.

You can search for an error event from Service List Dialog (Service List Dialog) by clicking [Search].

Handler Class

Handler class.

You can search for a handler class from Service List Dialog (Service List Dialog) by clicking [Search].

Activity Loop

The following describes the Activity Loop page of the Activity Preferences window.

Activity Preferences - Activity Loop

Item	Description
Loop Variable	Variable that holds an array item.
For-each Variable	Variable that shares the type of the Loop Variable. Value is set in the order of the array items assigned to the Loop Variable.
Index Variable	An integer variable whose value is incremented after each pass.
Loop Handler List	List of loop handler classes.

Item

Description

Loop Variable

Variable that holds an array item.

For-each Variable

Variable that shares the type of the Loop Variable.

Value is set in the order of the array items assigned to the Loop Variable.

Index Variable

An integer variable whose value is incremented after each pass.

Loop Handler List

List of loop handler classes.

Standard Loop

Activity is repeated sequentially a specified number of times.

Activity Preferences - Standard Loop - Standard Loop

Item	Description
Loop Count	Maximum number of iterations of the loop. The loop may terminate before reaching this count if the 'Loop Condition' is not met. If the 'Loop Count' is set without a 'Loop Condition', the 'Loop Condition' is set to true by default.
When to Check	When to check the 'Loop Condition'. Before: before executing the Activity (while loop). After: after executing the Activity (until loop). The loop is executed at least once even if the 'Loop Condition' is not met.
Loop Condition	Loop condition. The loop may terminate before reaching this count if the 'Loop Condition' is not met. If the 'Loop Count' is not set, the Activity repeats until the 'Loop Condition' fails. If the 'Loop Count' is not set, the 'Loop Condition' must be set to an expression that does not always evaluate to true. Use <Ctrl>+Space as a shortcut to insert a variable.

Item

Description

Loop Count

Maximum number of iterations of the loop.

The loop may terminate before reaching this count if the 'Loop Condition' is not met. If the 'Loop Count' is set without a 'Loop Condition', the 'Loop Condition' is set to true by default.

When to Check

When to check the 'Loop Condition'.

Before: before executing the Activity (while loop).
After: after executing the Activity (until loop). The loop is executed at least once even if the 'Loop Condition' is not met.

Loop Condition

Loop condition.

The loop may terminate before reaching this count if the 'Loop Condition' is not met. If the 'Loop Count' is not set, the Activity repeats until the 'Loop Condition' fails.

If the 'Loop Count' is not set, the 'Loop Condition' must be set to an expression that does not always evaluate to true. Use <Ctrl>+Space as a shortcut to insert a variable.

Multiple Instances

Activity is executed sequentially or in parallel, and the loop count or loop condition may not be fixed.

Activity Preferences - Activity Loop - Multiple Instances

Termination Condition

Termination condition for the Activity. Use 'MI Count' to set the maximum number of iterations and the ‘Loop Condition’ to set the loop termination condition.
Instance Processing Type

Item Description

Sequential

Start instances sequentially.

Parallel

Start all instances in parallel.

Item	Description
Sequential	Start instances sequentially.
Parallel	Start all instances in parallel.

Transition to the Next Activity Occurs

When to pass the Process Instance’s token to the next Activity after the current Activity is finished.

Item	Description
Whenever each activity instance is finished	Token is passed to the next Activity after each Activity Instance is finished. As many tokens as the number of finished instances are passed.
After only one of the activity instances is finished	Token is passed after one instance is finished. Any preceding instance’s token is ignored.
After all of the activity instances are finished.	Token is passed after all Activity Instances are finished.
When the following condition is met	Token is passed when the specified condition is met.

Item

Description

Whenever each activity instance is finished

Token is passed to the next Activity after each Activity Instance is finished. As many tokens as the number of finished instances are passed.

After only one of the activity instances is finished

Token is passed after one instance is finished.

Any preceding instance’s token is ignored.

After all of the activity instances are finished.

Token is passed after all Activity Instances are finished.

When the following condition is met

Token is passed when the specified condition is met.

If using Multiple Instances and 'Instance Processing Type' is set to 'Parallel', For-each Variable and Index Variable must be local variables since they may cause concurrency issues. If the 'Instance Processing Type' is set to 'Sequential' and 'Transition to the Next Activity Occurs' is set to 'After all of the activity instances are finished', the loop works like a Standard Loop.

4.2. Configuring a Specific Activity Type

The following describes how to configure a specific Activity type.

User Class Activity

A User Class Activity can be set by selecting an existing user class, which handles complex logic, from the Activity Preferences window.

Activity Preferences - User Class Activity

Item	Description
Package Name	User class package name.
Class Name	User class name.

Item

Description

Package Name

User class package name.

Class Name

User class name.

Mapping Activity

Converts the variable values by using a pre-defined mapping. Mapping can be set from the Activity Preferences window.

Activity Preferences - Activity Mapping

Mapping Information

Item Description

Access Type

If Private is selected, mapping information is saved in the Activity instead of a separate map file to prevent access.

Item	Description
Access Type	If Private is selected, mapping information is saved in the Activity instead of a separate map file to prevent access.

Buttons

Button	Description
[Import Variables]	Imports the message set in Public Mapping.
[Select Source]	Source process variable.
[Select Target]	Target process variable.
[Delete]	Deletes the selected variable.
[Up]	Moves the selected variable one step up.
[Down]	Moves the selected variable down step up.
[Mapping]	Opens the Mapping dialog box (Mapping Dialog Box) to map source and target process variables.
[Clear Mapping]	Clears the mapping information.

Button

Description

[Import Variables]

Imports the message set in Public Mapping.

[Select Source]

Source process variable.

[Select Target]

Target process variable.

[Delete]

Deletes the selected variable.

[Up]

Moves the selected variable one step up.

[Down]

Moves the selected variable down step up.

[Mapping]

Opens the Mapping dialog box (Mapping Dialog Box) to map source and target process variables.

[Clear Mapping]

Clears the mapping information.

The following describes Mapping dialog box where source and target process variables can be mapped. To add a user mapping handler, click [Add User Class]. To enter Java code to be called during mapping, click [Add Mapping Code].

Mapping Dialog Box

Item	Description
Source	Variables to map.
Target	Variables for which a value is defined through mapping.
Properties	Searches variables or fields selected in Source or Target. The left Properties section is for Source, and the right Properties section is for Target.
Location Path	Connection information for the mapping.
Expression	Maps values. Strings are enclosed in double quotation marks (" ").

Item

Description

Source

Variables to map.

Target

Variables for which a value is defined through mapping.

Properties

Searches variables or fields selected in Source or Target.

The left Properties section is for Source, and the right Properties section is for Target.

Location Path

Connection information for the mapping.

Expression

Maps values.

Strings are enclosed in double quotation marks (" ").

Reply Message Activity

Sends a response to the message event of the inbound service. A Reply Message Activity can be set from the Activity Preferences window.

Activity Preferences - Reply Message

Item	Description
Trans Mode	Response: Use the Reply Message Activity as a response. Error: Use the Reply Message Activity as an error. Response None: Do not send a response message.
MessageEvent ID	Message event of the Service Flow.
Use Mapping	Option to create mapping between process variable and output parameter from the Reply Mapping window. The 'Transport Mode' must be set to 'Mapping'. Click [Reply Mapping…] to open the Mapping window.
Use Error Mapping	Option to create mapping between process variable and error parameter from the Error Mapping window. The 'Transport Mode' must be set to 'Error'. Click [Error Mapping…] to open the Mapping window.
Custom Log Mapping	Option to create mapping between the Activity’s Custom Log and Activity variable. [Browse…]: Search Custom Log rules. Clicking this button opens Service List Dialog (Service List Dialog) where you can search for the rules. [Mapping…]: Map Custom Log rules' request messages.

Item

Description

Trans Mode

Response: Use the Reply Message Activity as a response.
Error: Use the Reply Message Activity as an error.
Response None: Do not send a response message.

MessageEvent ID

Message event of the Service Flow.

Use Mapping

Option to create mapping between process variable and output parameter from the Reply Mapping window. The 'Transport Mode' must be set to 'Mapping'.

Click [Reply Mapping…] to open the Mapping window.

Use Error Mapping

Option to create mapping between process variable and error parameter from the Error Mapping window. The 'Transport Mode' must be set to 'Error'.

Click [Error Mapping…] to open the Mapping window.

Custom Log Mapping

Option to create mapping between the Activity’s Custom Log and Activity variable.

[Browse…]: Search Custom Log rules. Clicking this button opens Service List Dialog (Service List Dialog) where you can search for the rules.
[Mapping…]: Map Custom Log rules' request messages.

Subflow Activity

A Response Message Activity can call another flow by configuring a subflow from the Activity Preferences window.

Activity Preference - Subflow

Item	Description
Subflow	Service Flow.
Service ID	Service ID of the selected Subflow.
Transport Mode	Request: most general messaging type that sends a request and waits for a response. One Way: sends a request, but does not wait for a response. One Way with ack: sends a request and waits for an ACK message. A delivery channel normally sends an ACK or NAK message to notify of the delivery result.
Service Mapping	Create an in/out mapping between Outbound Service’s variable and Activity parameter. Select 'private' to save the mapping in the Service Mapping section of the SFDL file so that other flows or Activities cannot access it. If not selected, a map file is created and made public so that it can be reused.

Item

Description

Subflow

Service Flow.

Service ID

Service ID of the selected Subflow.

Transport Mode

Request: most general messaging type that sends a request and waits for a response.
One Way: sends a request, but does not wait for a response.
One Way with ack: sends a request and waits for an ACK message. A delivery channel normally sends an ACK or NAK message to notify of the delivery result.

Service Mapping

Create an in/out mapping between Outbound Service’s variable and Activity parameter. Select 'private' to save the mapping in the Service Mapping section of the SFDL file so that other flows or Activities cannot access it. If not selected, a map file is created and made public so that it can be reused.

Multi-Binding Activity

Calls multiple services that are configured in a single Activity.

5. Event

The following describes the Event types.

Event	Description
(Message Event)	Message event for receiving a message. Can be either a Start or Intermediate event.
(Timer Event)	Timer event that periodically starts a process by specifying the start and end times and the interval. Must be an Intermediate event.
(Error Event)	Error event. Can be a Start, Intermediate, or End event.
(Link Event)	Event for synchronization or process flow control. Can be a Start, Intermediate, or End event.
(Normal End Event)	An End event that has terminated successfully.
(Abnormal End Event)	An End event that has been forcibly terminated. This event is displayed as an abnormal termination in WebAdmin.

Event

Description

(Message Event)

Message event for receiving a message. Can be either a Start or Intermediate event.

(Timer Event)

Timer event that periodically starts a process by specifying the start and end times and the interval. Must be an Intermediate event.

(Error Event)

Error event. Can be a Start, Intermediate, or End event.

(Link Event)

Event for synchronization or process flow control. Can be a Start, Intermediate, or End event.

(Normal End Event)

An End event that has terminated successfully.

(Abnormal End Event)

An End event that has been forcibly terminated. This event is displayed as an abnormal termination in WebAdmin.

5.1. Configuring an Event

Add an Event to the editor, and then double-click on it or place the cursor on the Event to show the Event Preferences menu to configure the Event.

Event Preferences Menu

The Copy and Delete buttons are same as those in Activity Preferences menu.

The following is the Basic Info page of the Event Preferences window. The description of the items that also appear in the Activity Preferences window has been omitted here.

Event Preferences - Basic Info

Item	Description
Event Class	Select Start, Intermediate, or End type depending on the event’s role and position in the Service Flow. Some events may have additional constraints.
Custom Logging	Option to use custom logging. [Browse…]: Select a Custom Log Outbound Rule. [Mapping…]: Create a mapping.
Session ID	Click [New] to enter a Session ID, or click [Search] to select an existing Session ID.

Item

Description

Event Class

Select Start, Intermediate, or End type depending on the event’s role and position in the Service Flow. Some events may have additional constraints.

Custom Logging

Option to use custom logging.

[Browse…]: Select a Custom Log Outbound Rule.
[Mapping…]: Create a mapping.

Session ID

Click [New] to enter a Session ID, or click [Search] to select an existing Session ID.

5.2. Event Configuration by Type

Message Event

Message Event has the Parameter Settings section. For more information, refer to the description about the Activity Preferences window (Activity Preferences - Parameter Settings).

Timer Event

Timer Event has the Timer section with the start and end times and the interval for starting a process periodically.

Event Preferences - Timer

Item	Description
Start Event Setting	If only 'Start Time' is set: executes once at the set time after server startup. If only 'End Time' is set: executes once immediately after server startup (same as when no settings are entered). If only 'Period' is set: executes at the set interval after server startup. If 'Start Time', 'End Time', and 'Period' are set: executes at the set interval starting from the 'Start Time' until the 'End Time'.
Intermediate Event Setting	If only 'Start Time' is set: sleep until the set time, or sleep indefinitely if the set time has already passed. If only 'Sleep Time' is set: sleep during the set period. If 'Start Time' and 'Sleep Time' are set: sleep until the 'Start Time', and sleep for start time + n*sleep time if the 'Start Time' has already passed.
Timer Class Name	User class name.

Item

Description

Start Event Setting

If only 'Start Time' is set: executes once at the set time after server startup.
If only 'End Time' is set: executes once immediately after server startup (same as when no settings are entered).
If only 'Period' is set: executes at the set interval after server startup.
If 'Start Time', 'End Time', and 'Period' are set: executes at the set interval starting from the 'Start Time' until the 'End Time'.

Intermediate Event Setting

If only 'Start Time' is set: sleep until the set time, or sleep indefinitely if the set time has already passed.
If only 'Sleep Time' is set: sleep during the set period.
If 'Start Time' and 'Sleep Time' are set: sleep until the 'Start Time', and sleep for start time + n*sleep time if the 'Start Time' has already passed.

Timer Class Name

User class name.

Error Event

Error Event is set with Error Code information. An error code is required. Error codes defined in AnyLink can be checked by clicking the ? button at the right of the Error Code field.

Error Preferences - Error Event
Link Event

Link Event is set with Link ID information. Enter the target ID to connect to.

Event Preferences - Link Event

6. Gateway

The following describes gateway types.

Item	Description
(XOR Split) (XOR Join)	XOR Split is when a process instance is routed to one of many Transitions. A process that was split using an XOR Split can be rejoined using an XOR Join. A condition must be set for each transition of the XOR Split, and conditions are evaluated in the specified order until one evaluates to 'true'. If all conditions are evaluated as 'false', an exception occurs. Hence, it is recommended to specify an 'otherwise' condition for such case.
(XOR Event Split)	XOR Event Split is similar to XOR Split, but routing is determined based on the occurrence of the next activity itself instead of on the activity transition (deferred choice pattern). XOR Event Split must be followed by a Timer Event, Message Event, or a block that starts with an Event.
(Or Split) (Or Join)	Or Split is when a process instance is routed to all Transitions whose condition evaluates to 'true'. Or Split must also be rejoined using Or Join. Transition’s conditions are similar to those for XOR Split, except that all Transitions that evaluate to 'true' are executed even if multiple Transitions have overlapping conditions.
(And Split) (And Join)	And Split is when a process instance is routed to all Transitions unconditionally. Since And Split splits to all Transitions, no conditions are required. And Join executes the next Activity only after receiving execution results from all split Transitions.
(Complex Join)	Complex Join executes the next Activity after joining the specified number of Transitions.

Item

Description

(XOR Split)

(XOR Join)

XOR Split is when a process instance is routed to one of many Transitions.

A process that was split using an XOR Split can be rejoined using an XOR Join. A condition must be set for each transition of the XOR Split, and conditions are evaluated in the specified order until one evaluates to 'true'. If all conditions are evaluated as 'false', an exception occurs. Hence, it is recommended to specify an 'otherwise' condition for such case.

(XOR Event Split)

XOR Event Split is similar to XOR Split, but routing is determined based on the occurrence of the next activity itself instead of on the activity transition (deferred choice pattern).

XOR Event Split must be followed by a Timer Event, Message Event, or a block that starts with an Event.

(Or Split)

(Or Join)

Or Split is when a process instance is routed to all Transitions whose condition evaluates to 'true'.

Or Split must also be rejoined using Or Join. Transition’s conditions are similar to those for XOR Split, except that all Transitions that evaluate to 'true' are executed even if multiple Transitions have overlapping conditions.

(And Split)

(And Join)

And Split is when a process instance is routed to all Transitions unconditionally.

Since And Split splits to all Transitions, no conditions are required. And Join executes the next Activity only after receiving execution results from all split Transitions.

(Complex Join)

Complex Join executes the next Activity after joining the specified number of Transitions.

The following describes the Gateway Preferences window.

Gateway Preferences

Item	Description
Gateway Mode	Gateway type.
Incoming Condition	Number of transitions to join. Enabled only for a Complex Gateway.

Item

Description

Gateway Mode

Gateway type.

Incoming Condition

Number of transitions to join. Enabled only for a Complex Gateway.

7. Swimlane/Block/Annotation

The following describes the Swimlane, Block, and Annotation objects.

Object	Description
(Swimlane)	Swimlane is a dividing line between tasks in the Service Flow. Swimlanes can be used to easily distinguish the sequence of tasks performed in parallel or actions. Double-click on the top label of the Swimlane to open the Swimlane Preferences window to edit the ID, Name, Size, and Border Color of the Swimlane.
(Block Activity)	Block Activity can be set with process variables that can be used within the Block, and Message, Timer, and Error events.
(Annotation)	Memo used to enter object description for user convenience.

Object

Description

(Swimlane)

Swimlane is a dividing line between tasks in the Service Flow.

Swimlanes can be used to easily distinguish the sequence of tasks performed in parallel or actions. Double-click on the top label of the Swimlane to open the Swimlane Preferences window to edit the ID, Name, Size, and Border Color of the Swimlane.

(Block Activity)

Block Activity can be set with process variables that can be used within the Block, and Message, Timer, and Error events.

(Annotation)

Memo used to enter object description for user convenience.

7.1. Block Activity

A Block, similar to a Java function in concept, includes a group of Service Flow Activities and is created to handle events or exceptions that occur in the Block.

'Block Handler', 'Exception Handler', 'Activity Loop', and 'Block Variable' can be configured for a Block as for an Activity. Click [Block Variable] menu to define variables that can only be used in the Block.

Block Activity Preferences

Item	Description
This is transaction block	Option to allow the Block to support transactions. In a Transaction Block, Tx_Begin is automatically called when entering the Block, Tx_Commit is called when terminating the Block with 'None' event, and Tx_Rollback is called when terminating the Block abnormally or with 'Terminate' event.

Item

Description

This is transaction block

Option to allow the Block to support transactions.

In a Transaction Block, Tx_Begin is automatically called when entering the Block, Tx_Commit is called when terminating the Block with 'None' event, and Tx_Rollback is called when terminating the Block abnormally or with 'Terminate' event.

8. Utility

Utility provides a set of utilities used in a Service Flow.

The following describes utility objects.

Object	Description
(SESSION CLOSE ACTIVITY)	Closes the session with the specified Session ID.
(SESSION ABORT ACTIVITY)	Forcibly ends the session with the specified Session ID.
(NETWORK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY)	Manages network status.
(MANAGER APPROVAL ACTIVITY)	Manages terminal login/logout and retrieves information about terminal users and administrators.
(HTTP MULTIPART ACTIVITY)	Saves files received through HTTP multipart to a temporary path. The files are automatically deleted after the flow completes.
(BATCH PROGRESS ACTIVITY)	Manages batch progress.
(TCP MESSAGE SPLIT ACTIVITY)	The next Intermediate Event receives fragmented TCP messages.
(CONTROL SESSION ACTIVITY)	Forcibly ends a session with a specified endpoint ID or session key.

Object

Description

(SESSION CLOSE ACTIVITY)

Closes the session with the specified Session ID.

(SESSION ABORT ACTIVITY)

Forcibly ends the session with the specified Session ID.

(NETWORK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY)

Manages network status.

(MANAGER APPROVAL ACTIVITY)

Manages terminal login/logout and retrieves information about terminal users and administrators.

(HTTP MULTIPART ACTIVITY)

Saves files received through HTTP multipart to a temporary path. The files are automatically deleted after the flow completes.

(BATCH PROGRESS ACTIVITY)

Manages batch progress.

(TCP MESSAGE SPLIT ACTIVITY)

The next Intermediate Event receives fragmented TCP messages.

(CONTROL SESSION ACTIVITY)

Forcibly ends a session with a specified endpoint ID or session key.

8.1. SESSION CLOSE ACTIVITY

The following describes the Session Close Preference window for SESSION CLOSE ACTIVITY.

Session Close Preference

Select the 'Session ID' of the Service Flow. Click [Search] to open the Select Session ID dialog box.

Select Session ID Dialog Box

8.2. SESSION ABORT ACTIVITY

The usage is the same as in the SESSION CLOSE ACTIVITY. Refer to SESSION CLOSE ACTIVITY.

8.3. NETWORK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY

The following describes the Network Management Preference window for NETWORK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY.

Network Management Preference

To select a fixed network, select 'Network ID (Name)' and click [Search]. This opens the Search Network ID (Name) dialog box where you can select a network ID added in WebAdmin.

If the flow variable has a code value, select 'Network Code' and click [Mapping…]. Map the code and then click [Search]. This opens the Search Network ID (Name) dialog box where you can select a network ID added in WebAdmin.

Search Network ID (Name) Dialog Box

To change network status, select 'Edit'. To search network status, select 'Search' and click [Mapping…]. This opens network status Mapping where you can map network status to a flow variable.

Network Status Mapping

8.4. MANAGER APPROVAL ACTIVITY

The following describes the Manager Approval Preference window for MANAGER APPROVAL ACTIVITY.

Manager Approval Preference

Select an action to take from Utility Type. User a terminal, or map User ID to search for from the Select Variable Field dialog box opened by clicking [Search] at the right of Select Field. The field value must be the same as User ID that can be searched for from WebAdmin by selecting [Configuration] > [Terminal] > [Users].

Select Variable Field

To map the results of taking an action for the utility type, click [Mapping…]. This opens the Terminal/User Information Mapping dialog box where you can map the results.

Terminal/User Information Mapping

8.5. HTTP MULTIPART ACTIVITY

The following describes the HTTP Multipart Preference window for HTTP MULTIPART ACTIVITY.

HTTP Multipart Preference

Select a type from Mapping Type. The File mapping can be created through file path and name, and the Byte mapping can be created through file contents and information.

To map multipart file information, click [Mapping…]. This opens the Multipart Mapping dialog box where you can map the information.

Multipart Mapping

8.6. BATCH PROGRESS ACTIVITY

The following describes the Batch Progress Preference window for BATCH PROGRESS ACTIVITY.

To show batch progress, set Show Batch Progress to true when defining the batch outbound rule used by the flow.

Batch Progress Preference

To change batch progress information, select 'Batch Progress' and click [Mapping…]. This opens the Batch Progress Mapping dialog box where you can map batch progress information.

Batch Progress Mapping

Item	Description
Batch Progress	Changes batch progress information through mapping. Total Records: Total number of records. Current Record Position: Current record position. Start Origin: Start origin. Response Code: Response code.
Status	Changes batch process status (either Complete or Failed).
Search	Searches batch processing results through mapping.

Item

Description

Batch Progress

Changes batch progress information through mapping.

Total Records: Total number of records.
Current Record Position: Current record position.
Start Origin: Start origin.
Response Code: Response code.

Status

Changes batch process status (either Complete or Failed).

Searches batch processing results through mapping.

To change batch status, select 'Status' and select the status. To search batch process results, select 'Search' and click [Mapping…]. This opens the Batch Process Result Mapping dialog box where you can map batch process results.

Batch Process Result Mapping

8.7. TCP MESSAGE SPLIT ACTIVITY

The following describes the TCP Message Split Preference window for TCP MESSAGE SPLIT ACTIVITY. To use this function, select Use Message Fragmentation in the TCP Endpoint Details page shown by selecting [System] > [Adapter] in WebAdmin.

If TCP MESSAGE SPLIT ACTIVITY is set, Intermediate Event processed after the activity receives a message by using 'Total Length' and 'Split Length' set in TCP MESSAGE SPLIT ACTIVITY. 'Total Length' is the total length of a message, and 'Split Length' is the length of a message to read after splitting it.

TCP Message Split Preference

Select 'Session ID' added in the service flow. Clicking [Search] opens the Select Session ID dialog box.

Select Session ID

To map the length of messages to receive, click [Mapping…]. This opens the Message Length Mapping dialog box where you can map the length. Intermediate Event processed after this mapping receives a message by using the total mapped length and split length.

Message Length Mapping

8.8. CONTROL SESSION ACTIVITY

The following describes the Control Session Preference window for CONTROL SESSION ACTIVITY.

Control Session Preference

To map a session to end, click [Mapping…]. This opens the Session Information Mapping dialog box where you can map the session.

Session Information Mapping