The Toolbox tab contains the set of Workflow Activities that can be dragged into to main Windows Workflow Designer Surface.  These consist of those standard Windows Workflow Activities which are compatible with Blue Integrator, along with the specific Blue Integrator Activities detailed later in this topic, and any custom Activities registered with the Blue Integrator Explorer (under the Static Configuration | Custom Workflow Activities tree node).  To construct a Workflow, drag one or more activities onto the main Workflow Designer Surface – the cursor will give feedback as to where Activities can be dropped.

The Messages and Variables Tree allows Messages and variables to be defined for the Workflow – these are then accessible for binding, and for access from VSTA.

Windows Workflow Designer Basics

See topic: Windows Workflow Basics

Specific Blue Integrator Workflow Activities: 

• The Receive Message Workflow Activity
• The Send Message Workflow Activity
• The Receive Message Response Workflow Activity
• The Send Message Response Workflow Activity
• The Map Workflow Activity
• The Expression Workflow Activity
• The Call Web Service Direct Workflow Activity
• The Database Workflow Activity
• The Increment Workflow Activity
• The Invoke Blue Integrator Workflow Activity

Every Workflow, except where the Workflow is designed only to be invoked directly from other Workflows, must contain at least one Receive Message Workflow Activity, which will trigger the activation of a Workflow instance when a message is received at a bound Port.

Useful Menu Functionality

The Workflow editor supports full clipboard and Undo/Redo functionality.  You can launch the Visual Studio for Applications IDE from the Tools menu at any time.

Advanced Workflow Constructs

See topic: Advanced Workflow Constructs