com.lexmark.saperion.client.workflow

Interface WorkflowDefinitionClient

All Known Implementing Classes:

WorkflowDefinitionClientImpl

public interface WorkflowDefinitionClient

This client provides functionality concerning workflow definitions.

Author:

jschwarz

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
TransitionDefinitionType	getInitialTransition() This method returns the initial transition definition for the workflow definition.
WorkflowDefinitionType	load() This method returns a representation of the workflow definition.
WorkflowProcessReferenceType	startWorkflow(DocumentReferenceType documentReference, String comment) This method starts a workflow for the given document.
WorkflowProcessReferenceType	startWorkflow(DocumentReferenceType document, String comment, List<ActorReferenceType> actors) This method starts a workflow for the given document.

Method Detail

load

WorkflowDefinitionType load()
                     throws EcmException

This method returns a representation of the workflow definition.

Returns:

the workflow definition representation.

Throws:

SystemException - indicates that a system exception occurred

EcmException

getInitialTransition

TransitionDefinitionType getInitialTransition()
                                       throws EcmException

This method returns the initial transition definition for the workflow definition. The initial transition definition contains additional information which input must be provided in order to start a workflow process.

Returns:

the initial transition definition

Throws:

SystemException - indicates that a system exception occurred

EcmException

startWorkflow

WorkflowProcessReferenceType startWorkflow(DocumentReferenceType documentReference,
                                           String comment)
                                    throws EcmException

This method starts a workflow for the given document.

Parameters:

documentReference - the document for which the workflow is started.

comment - the workflow start comment

Returns:

a reference to the new process

Throws:

EcmException - indicates that a system exception occurred

startWorkflow

WorkflowProcessReferenceType startWorkflow(DocumentReferenceType document,
                                           String comment,
                                           List<ActorReferenceType> actors)
                                    throws EcmException

This method starts a workflow for the given document.

Parameters:

document - the document for which the workflow is started.

actors - list of actors for the next workflow step

comment - the workflow start comment

Returns:

a reference to the new process

Throws:

EcmException - indicates that a system exception occurred