IBM WebSphere Multichannel Bank Transformation Toolkit, Version 7.1

Creating a SubFlow state

About this task

A SubFlow state is used to call another state or flow. The SubFlow state exists in a transaction flow as a referenced state.

Procedure

To create a SubFlow state, do the following steps:

  1. In the Enterprise Explorer pane, double-click the transaction file that you want to edit to open the transaction file in the Transaction editor.
  2. In the Transaction editor, click the Processor tab.
  3. In the Palette pane, click SubFlow.
  4. In the Processor tab of the Transaction editor, click on the area at which you want to place the SubFlow state icon The subflow state icon.. If you want to change the location of the SubFlow state icon in the Processor tab, drag and drop the SubFlow state icon to the desired location.
  5. Click the SubFlow state icon in the Processor tab.
  6. In the Properties tab of the SubFlow state, click the General tab.
  7. In the Subflow field of the General tab, click the Browse icon The Browse icon. The Select Flow window opens.
  8. In the Select Flow window, select the flow that you want to define as the subflow of the transaction flow. Click OK.
    Note: The subflow is a .xml file that is generated from the transaction file in which you select a subflow. Therefore, if you want to select a transaction file as a subflow, you must first generate the .xml transaction file.
  9. In the Events panel of the General tab, click the Add icon The Add icon. to add an event to the subflow. The name of the event for the SubFlow state must be the same as the name of the exit event of the subflow.


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