Introduction

Learn how to use Business Objects (BO).

Last published at: July 27th, 2024

Business objects (BO) are efficient custom entity objects that can be seamlessly passed within the workflow process. They are wrappers around your API objects, which reside within your code/dlls. 

For your convenience, you can quickly access the Business Objects page through the Administration menu if you like. The table below lists the valid business objects sorted alphabetically.  Each business object is listed in the table by its namespace, DLL path, and valid status. 

 

Select the Actions menu and choose the option to create a new business object, modify an existing one, make a copy, or remove one. 

 

Select the View menu to test the BO, list all the ones with errors, view the properties and 

 

Select the Export menu to export the BO as XML or SQL file between FlowWright environments. 

 

Select the Import menu to bring the BO definition as XML file to the current FlowWright environment. 

 

Select the Utils menu to auto-detect the BO in the current FlowWright environment and also auto-detect from the DLL or Directory file path. After auto-detection, the business object is configured for use. 

 

Select the Support menu to request a new BO item from the FlowWright Support team. 

 


Multi-Tenant Business Object (BO) Administration.

The multi-tenant UI, as shown below, is designed to be familiar. It has features similar to those of a single tenant and a dedicated menu for multi-tenant administration functions. Select a BO from the table and click on the MultiTenant menu, as shown below. Based on the selection, you can perform multiple operations. 

 

Send To feature.

The feature sends a BO to a selected tenant or all tenants. 

Select a BO from the table and click on the MultiTenant menu, as shown below. Then, select the Send To—Selected Tenant menu option.

 

A popup window is displayed for configuration. Select the tenant(s) from the drop-down list. The selected tenants are arranged comma-separated in the display box. Click on the Send button to confirm. 

 

Click OK to confirm on the Send BO popup window. 

 

The selected BO is sent to the tenant and configured. A confirmation message is displayed in the top right-end corner. 

 

You can also send the selected BO to all tenants by navigating the Send To—All Tenants menu option.

 

View Tenants feature.

The feature displays a list of tenants configured with the BO. 

Select a BO from the table and click on the MultiTenant menu, as shown below. Then, select the View Tenants menu option. 

 

The pop-up window below displays the list of tenants using the BO. After verifying, click the Close button.

 

 

Missing BO for Tenants feature.

The feature displays a list of BOs missing for a selected tenant. 

On the BO page, navigate to the MultiTenant - Missing BO for Tenants menu option. 

 

A popup window is displayed for configuration. Select the tenant from the drop-down list. A table lists the business objects that need to be configured. You may select all or the necessary ones by using the checkboxes. Click on the Configure button when ready. 

 

The missing business objects will be configured for the tenant, and a confirmation message will be displayed in the top right-hand corner. 

 

Remove the BO feature.

The feature helps remove a BO from the selected tenant. 

Select a BO from the table and click on the MultiTenant menu, as shown below. Then, select the Remove BO - Selected Tenants menu option. 

 

A popup window is displayed for configuration. Select the tenant(s) from the drop-down list. The selected tenants are arranged comma-separated in the display box. Click on the Send button to confirm. 

 

Click OK to confirm on the Remove BO popup window. 

 

The selected BO is removed from the tenant. A confirmation message is displayed in the top right-end corner. 

 

You can also remove the selected BO from all tenants by navigating to All Tenants menu option.