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Testing the initial shipping policies

In this lesson, you will initiate an instance of the process in order to test the policies in run time.

To perform a runtime test using Business Space complete the following steps:
  1. In WebSphere® Integration Developer, Select the Business Integration perspective and in the Servers view, right-click the WebSphere Business Monitor Server V6.2 server and select Launch > Business Space.
  2. When prompted, enter admin for the user ID and for the password (or the administrator ID and password if you have changed it). A Business Space Manager window opens.
    Business Space Manager
  3. Click the C & T Tasks link to open the page.
    The Clips and Tacks business space
  4. Create a new instance of the Clips and Tacks Order Handling process by selecting the OrderHandling task in the Create Tasks widget. Click the icon on the right side.
    Create Instance
  5. The Clips and Tacks Order Form appears in the Task Information widget. Complete the top part of the form using the following values:
    Note: Scroll down the page to show the form and the entry fields to complete.
    Table 1. Clips and Tacks Customer Information window
    Field Value
    Customer Number 1
    Company Name IBM®
    Contact First Name John
    Contact Last Name Doe
    Rating 100
    Available Credit $500.00
    Order Number 101
    Street Address 100 Main St.
    Country USA
    Postal Code 10004
    E-mail jd@ibm.com
  6. Complete the rest of the form. Make the Total Price greater than $750.00 to force the process to flow to the Review Order task. As a result, the Order Size assertion is set to LARGE, which causes the Better Shipping endpoint to be selected (make sure the Country field is set to USA and the Postal Code field is set to 10004.
    Note: Do not type underneath For Office Use Only.
  7. Click Submit
    Order Handling
    .
  8. The Order Handling process is waiting for the Review Order task to be Approved, as shown in the Available Tasks widget.
    Note: If the Review Order task is not displayed, select the down arrow icon and click Refresh.
    Review Order 1
  9. Select Review Order and click the icon on the right side of the Available Tasks window. The Task Information widget now displays the Review Order form.
    Customer Information window
  10. For Order Status, select APPROVED.
  11. Scroll down to see the Human Workflow Diagram widget displaying the state of all the human tasks in the process instance.
    Human Workflow Diagram 2
  12. Scroll back up to the Task Information widget and click Submit. The process progresses to the Ship Order to Customer tasks. The Available Tasks widget now lists the Ship Order to Customer task.
    Note: If the Ship Order to Customer task is not in the Available Tasks widget, select Refresh.
  13. Claim the Ship Order to Customer task by selecting Ship Order to Customer and clicking the icon on the right side of the Available Tasks window.
  14. The process now completes for this instance and you can review the completion information by:
    1. The Task Information widget now displays the updated Ship Order to Customer form.
      Customer Information
    2. The Human Workflow Diagram widget displays the state of all the human tasks in the process. Hover the mouse over each task to see the state and the owner.
      Human Workflow Widget
    3. The Shipping Charge field shows the amount that the endpoint charges by using the Calculate Shipping Charges Dynamic Assembler. In this case, the Better Shipping endpoint was selected, given the values of the input data, and the fact that this particular carrier charges an $8 flat fee.

    You can also see the selected endpoint in WebSphere Integration Developer in the console view.

    Console tab

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