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Specify the Workflow Calls

To launch the Data Importer and execute a data import from a process workflow, you provide specific workflow calls to CA APM web service operations. These operations perform the following functions:

• Login operation–Logging in to CA APM.
• Submitting a data import using one of the following ways of providing a data file:
  • SubmitImportwithfilepath Operation–The data file is available on a specified file path. This file path must be accessible from the server where the Import Service is running. The web service operation uploads the file.
  • SubmitImport Operation–The data file content has been converted to byte array binary format. The web service operation receives the byte array content from an application and submits the content to the Data Importer.

    Note: To use this way of providing a data file, create an application, if one is not already available, to convert the data file content to byte array format. The application then sends the content to the web service operation.

Incorporate the calls to these operations into your business process workflow.

Note: For information about creating a process workflow, see the product documentation for your workflow provider.