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Status Delivered
Categories APIs & SDKs
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 20, 2018

Rest API to trigger a Business Process

Trigger a Business Process via API with 2 modes:

1- Synchronous : Wait for the Business Process Execution

2- Asynchronous: Trigger the BP and get a return code (BP started successfully)

What is your industry? Banking
How will this idea be used?

External scheduler will trigger BPs based on the APIs.

External Web application will trigger BPs based on the APIs

  • ADMIN RESPONSE
    Jun 29, 2018

    Hello, thank you for your input. This functionality can be achieved through the out-of-the-box HTTP Server adapter. With specifying a URI you can initiate a BP. While not truly "Rest" it should serve the purpose. Please let us know if you have any concerns with that approach. Thanks

     

    Ryan Wood

    Offering Manager Watson Supply Chain

    woodry@us.ibm.com