Adding New Workflow Types: Overview

You add new workflow types to Content Server when you want to define the set of custom operations that are applied to a workflow map definition when a Content Server user chooses to create that particular type of workflow. These custom operations can include adding workflow steps, modifying the duration or name of existing workflow steps, adding callback scripts to workflow events, or any other modifications.

The workflows types that you create can be simple or complex, depending on your workflow requirements. For example, you can create a workflow type that appends the current date to the title of a workflow in Content Server, or you can create a workflow type that runs a callback script when the workflow is complete. You can create many different types of workflows — each of which performs different custom operations. The custom operations that you define for a workflow type are applied to a workflow's map definition just before a user initiates a workflow map of that type.

When you add a new type of workflow to Content Server, the Workflow Type list appears on the General Properties page tab of a workflow map. The Workflow Type list allows the creators of workflow maps to choose which type of workflow to create.

In this section, you learn how to:

• Create workflow types



• Add a workflow type to your custom module