FillInstanceDataViaXMLManager

This timer can be used for monitoring a designated folder within the file system to detect the addition of XML files. Upon identification of an XML file, the timer initiates processing, extracting the data and setting them as process variables for the process instance, based on the process instance ID given in the XML file.

This process instance ID is used to verify the existence of the instance on the correct node as defined in the timer configuration. Subsequently, the timer populates the identified instance's process variables with the extracted data and progresses to the specified wait state or node.

Additionally, error-handling mechanisms are implemented to manage instances where no matching process instances, process definitions, wait states, or nodes are found.

Class

com.dooris.bpm.beans.FillInstanceDataViaXMLManager

Parameter	Description

Parameter	Description
Timer Name	Name of the timer i.e `FillInstanceDataViaXMLManagerTest`
Webservice Name	`FillInstanceDataViaXMLManager` - the manager that enables the processing of XML timer
Webservice Method	`fillInstanceDataViaXML` - method name that is called for processing the XML files
Parameters	The parameter field should include these 4 parameters: 1. Name of process definition - matching process definition to be processed 2. Name of Activity is the matching activity where the processing of XML happens 3. Path of XML file - where the file is located 4. Variables XPATH - XPATH to process variables inside the XML file
Time to Start	The time to start presents the starting time for the timer.
Starting Time	The starting time interval of the timer is displayed.
Max Runs	How many times the timer will run
Status	The status field displays the most recent execution time and date of the process. In case of an error, it shows the timer didn’t run correctly
Start Timer	The ‘Start’-button activated the timer.
Delete	The ‘Delete’-button can be used to remove the timer.
Save	The 'Save'-button allows the changes to be saved.

Use case

A new timer is created, that searches an XML file in the by-parameter-defined folder that was added to the file system. Below are displayed the examples for the XML path from the files.

Timer configuration

XML file path

XML file structure

When the timer is executed, we have two options:

If the file was processed correctly, it is moved to the “success” subfolder.

If the file was not processed correctly, it is moved to the “error” subfolder and sends an email (see below)

From the process instance report, you can see the process variables from the XML.

If the timer has failed, the owner of the workflow will also receive an email.