Tool plugins are usually standalone elements which don't normally deal with direct user interaction. Examples of this would be an email plugin that sends mail notifications out in the course of your process or say a code generator that will generate the serial number of your invoices. Because of the nature of these plugins, they're normally associated with background tasks rather than those which requires direct user intervention. This however does not mean that they do not have access to workflow information. Your PluginManager will still provide any and all data (form submissions, package information, assignee details, etc) that is available at that point in process execution.
Mapping System Tools to Plugins
- Select your application from the "Design Apps" tab and click on the "Processes" menu item. Click on the process you want to update.
- In the process details page, the "Map Tools to Plugins" tab displays the list of tools activities defined in the process.
- To map a tool, click on the "Add/Edit Plugin" button to the right of the tool name.
Figure 1: Mapping Plugin to a Tool - In the ensuing popup dialog, you are presented with a list of plugins that are available in the system. Click on the desired plugin e.g. 'Email Tool'
Figure 2: List of available plugins - The Plugin Configuration dialog will be displayed. Each plugin will have its own configuration page, enter the appropriate settings for the plugin.
- Click on the Submit button at the bottom of the dialog to save the configuration settings
Figure 3: Plugin Configuration Dialog