Procedure

An activity that is tied to a system task and performed on the server side. In general, an automated activity is for performing a task between two or more systems such as application integration. Examples of automated activities include generating a report at the end of a process, updating a database when a request is approved, etc. AgilePoint provides various ways to integrate with applications, synchronously or asynchronously, through C#, VB.NET, managed C++, COM, XML Web Service, Messaging queue, etc.

This AgileShape should only be used within process templates that are (or will be) associated with an AgileStub (created using AgilePoint Developer). The AgilePart and WebService AgileShapes do not require the creation of an AgileStub, and can often be used instead of this AgileShape.

Properties for This AgilePart

Field Name	Definition
Asynchronous	Default value: False This property determines whether this AgileShape is exited immediately after invoking the .NET method associated with this AgileShape, or only after the associated method has finished executing. This property can be set to the following specific values: False - This value indicates that the AgileShape invoke its associated .NET method synchronously. The AgileShape will only be exited (at runtime) after the associated method has finished executing. True - This value indicates that the AgileShape invoke its associated .NET method asynchronously (i.e. in a separate thread). The AgileShape will be exited (at runtime) as soon as the associated method has been invoked, regardless of whether the method has finished executing. This property setting is typically used to initiate long-running procedures when the rest of the process will be unaffected by any possible work that the procedure might perform.

Field Name

Definition

Asynchronous

Default value: False

This property determines whether this AgileShape is exited immediately after invoking the .NET method associated with this AgileShape, or only after the associated method has finished executing. This property can be set to the following specific values:

False - This value indicates that the AgileShape invoke its associated .NET method synchronously. The AgileShape will only be exited (at runtime) after the associated method has finished executing.
True - This value indicates that the AgileShape invoke its associated .NET method asynchronously (i.e. in a separate thread). The AgileShape will be exited (at runtime) as soon as the associated method has been invoked, regardless of whether the method has finished executing. This property setting is typically used to initiate long-running procedures when the rest of the process will be unaffected by any possible work that the procedure might perform.

AgileWork Properties

The properties of the basic AgileWork AgileShape are also included in this AgileShape. For more information, see AgileWork.

Parent topic: Generic BPM