Workflow applications are used in processes to perform certain activities. You can also create your own custom workflow applications.
Built-in applications
WorkflowGen provides some built-in workflow applications, such as:
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XMLTODATABASE: Export XML data to an SQL database
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GETUSERSFROMDIR: Query the WorkflowGen directory to retrieve users
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RAISEEXCEPTION: Trigger an exception on a request action (e.g. cancellation)
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UPDATEPROCESSDATA: Update a request data
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GETPROCESSDATA: Retrieve a request data
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GETFORMDATA: Retrieve the form field values of a specific request.
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COMPLETEACTION: Complete a request action
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MERGEFORM: Merge multiple form data
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CANCELREQUEST: Cancel an ongoing request
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COPYDATA: Copy data from a parameter to a different data
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SENDMESSAGE: Send SMS notifications from within a form
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SENDHTTPPOST: Create outgoing webhooks to external systems
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RESTAPICLIENT: Call REST API endpoints to exchange information with other applications through HTTP requests
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EXECSQL: Execute one or multiple SQL queries in a process
.NET Assembly
The assembly workflow application type lets you declare a .NET class method as a workflow application. This is the fastest way to develop custom workflow applications (compared to web services). (See the Workflow applications section in the WorkflowGen Integration Guide for detailed instructions on .NET workflow application development.)
Execution performance is also better because WorkflowGen directly instantiates the assembly without network communication and without Web Service authentication.
You can create a method with standard parameters or by using a single workflow context parameter (WFGEN_CONTEXT) for more flexibility.
Workflow Application: Assembly: Use a .NET Class method as a Workflow Application
Web Services
You can create Web Service workflow applications. WorkflowGen supports SOAP Web Services and WCF services.
Example of a Web Service (ASMX) declaration
Web Services parameters
Workflow Application: WCF Service compared to ASMX Web Service