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Start points represent the invocation of a process and
appear as the first item on a process diagram.
Start points enable the use of the following tools to invoke
processes:
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Workspace:
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Users open a form or Guide from the Start Page to create
a task. The process is invoked when users submit the task. Typically,
Workspace start points are used to invoke human-centric processes.
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Mobile device:
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Users open a Guide from the Mobile application to create
a task. The process is invoked when users submit the task. Typically,
Mobile start points are used to invoke human-centric processes.
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Email:
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Users send an email to the LiveCycle server to invoke the
process. When processes require document values as input, the values
can be provided as file attachments. String, number, and Boolean
values can also be specified upon invocation. Other complex, list,
or map values cannot be provided using email.
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Watched folders:
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Users copy a file or folder to a watched folder to invoke
the process:
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Each file that is copied to the watched
folder invokes a process. The file is used as the input for a document
variable.
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Each folder that is copied to the watched folder invokes
a process. Each file in the folder is mapped to a document value
that is required as input.
Note:
String, number,
and Boolean values can also be specified upon invocation. Other
complex, list, or map values cannot be provided using watched folders.
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Custom LiveCycle ES2.5 client software:
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Java and web service applications, as well as applications
built with Flex, can invoke processes. Custom client software can
provide the value of any data type as input to the processes they invoke.
Programmatic start points enable client software to invoke processes.
When
a process does not include a start point, only other processes can
invoke it.
Start points on a process diagram are equivalent
to the endpoints of a LiveCycle ES2.5 service. When a process is
deployed, the LiveCycle server creates a service for the process.
The server also creates endpoints for the service for the start points
that the process contains. The endpoints enable the service to be
invoked.
Endpoints can also be created using LiveCycle Administration
Console:
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Endpoints that are created using LiveCycle
Administration Console do not appear as start points on process
diagrams.
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Changes to start points in the process do not affect endpoints
that are created using LiveCycle Administration Console.
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Endpoints that are created from process start points can
be modified using LiveCycle Administration Console. However, if
the process is redeployed, the start point configuration overwrites
the configuration that was applied using LiveCycle Administration
Console.
You can use the New Process wizard to add
a start point when you first create the process. Use the following
procedure to add start points to the process diagram. You can add
as many start points as needed. After you add the start point, configure
it.
Note:
Events can also be configured as start
points, which listen for events that can cause a process to start.
Add and configure a start point:
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Drag the start point
icon onto the process diagram.
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Select the type of start point to add and click OK.
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Click the start point and provide values for properties in
the Process Properties view.
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