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10 CREATING FORMULAS
Much of the functionality of Metastorm BPM is provided by the formulas that direct the action of
procedure components. These formulas may be simple or complex, and may be created using
tools provided within the Designer.
In this section, we will introduce the following formula-building tools:
• Integration wizard
• Condition Builder
• Formula editor
This section also discusses the following topics, which are useful in formula creation:
• Accessing Databases
• Accessing Directories
• Accessing Business Rules Engines
• Custom Variables
• Table Editor
Finally, the section contains a glossary of Integration wizard items (grouped by category), to
assist process designers to make the most effective use of this tool.
10.1
Integration Wizard
When you are defining an element on a form or a map, you use the Properties editor to specify the
properties of the element. For some of these properties you may wish to use the Integration
wizard to enter the formulas that the Process Engine evaluates at run-time.
The Integration wizard was created to provide easy integration to external systems such as email
and databases, and easy access to Metastorm functions and variables. It has built-in intelligence
so that it prompts only with information that is appropriate for the context.
The main functions of the Integration wizard are to provide:
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Easy integration to systems that are external to Metastorm BPM.
Metastorm BPM Release 7.6
May 2008
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