Seaside Component Model

A Seaside component is a programmable component that can be called from the BPM Web Application to perform a customized operation. Usually each task in Bizagi Modeler ® is an Orbeon Form but it is also possible to use a Seaside component. The Seaside component provides a programmable way to perform very specialized behavior that can not be achieved with a Form. To create a Seaside component there are various choices that must be taken. If the domain object needs indexes for its instance variables then it must be a a subclass of BpmSeasideIntegrationObject. If indexes are not needed some protocol methods can be left empty (they will be invoked but no action will be taken).

This subclass is the domain class that will perform the specialized behavior and it will be used by the Web class that is the interface for this behavior. The subclass must comply with the following protocol: Class Side

classOf: fieldName This method must answer the GemStone/S type of the field named [fieldName]. The possible types are:

• AppFieldStringValue

• AppFieldDateValue

• AppFieldTimeValue

• AppFieldTimeStampValue

• AppFieldNumberValue

• AppFieldBooelanValue

getObjectName This method answer aString with the name of the component. The name must be unique in the BPM Process

searchFields This method must answer anArray which is a sub set of the fields of the receiver. These fields are going to be used for fast/indexed search. summaryFields This method must answer anArray which is a sub set of the fields of the receiver. These fields are going to be displayed in the Web App as description of a task. Instance Side

fieldValueAt: fieldName Asnwer a GemStone/S object that represent the value of field named [fieldName]. getAllFields This method must answer aCollection with all field's names. Create a subclass of WASeasideBpmIntegration This subclass render the Web page which is the interface class for the domain class. The component must comply with the following protocol: Class Side

defaultModel This method must answer an instance of the domain class.

The default installation script will install the following Seaside Component: Domain class: BpmSeasideTempObject Web class: WASeasideBpmIntegrationTestForm Both classes have the required methods and other methods as an example of a Seaside component.