Talend Studio enables you to
automatically generate one or more workflows on the same business entity through a
workflow wizard. You may also create a workflow from scratch.
The advantages of the workflow wizard over designing a workflow from scratch is that it
automatically:
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generates the MDM connector necessary to establish the connection between the
generated workflow task that needs human or automatic intervention and the data
records to be updated on the MDM server,
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defines the workflow actors (which are mapped to MDM user roles you have chosen)
that are required to intervene at one or several task(s).
The generated workflow will have a start and an end node in addition to a
Sample task with an MDM connector. You can then add more
tasks to your workflow and define task links according to your needs.
Before you begin
You have already connected to the MDM server from
Talend Studio. At least one data model
exists.
About this task
To automatically generate a workflow on a specific business entity, do the
following:
Note: This procedure is based on the imported MDM Demo
project.
Procedure
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In the MDM Repository tree view, expand the
Data Model node and double-click the name of the data
model that holds the entity on which you want to generate a workflow.
An editor opens on the selected data model.
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Right-click the entity on which you want to generate the workflow.
A contextual menu appears.
The workflow you want to generate in this example will enable
authorized business users to update/validate the master data records that
are held in the Product business entity.
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Select Generate Workflow.
The workflow wizard displays a default name for the new workflow.
Note: If you have already created another workflow on the selected entity,
make sure to change the default workflow name displayed in the corresponding
field. Otherwise, your new workflow will overwrite the previous
one.
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In the Role definition area and from the Role
Name list, select the role to which you want to give the
privilege to approve the commission code. Repeat the procedure to add as many
roles as needed.
Note: The Role Name list includes all default roles and
also those defined by the administrator.
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If required, select the Generate the process for this
workflow check box in order to generate a Process for the
workflow.
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Click Finish to validate your changes and close the
wizard.
A progress information bar is displayed followed by a confirmation
message.
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Click OK to close the message.
The generated workflow opens on the workspace.
This workflow has a start and an end node in addition to a
Sample task for which the MDM connector and
actor(s) have been automatically defined according to the parameters you set
in the workflow wizard.
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Switch to the BPM
perspective.
From this perspective, you can now add more tasks and do necessary
modifications to complete the workflow according to your needs.