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Policy-Based Workflow

Policy-based workflow allows you to associate an event with a workflow process based on the evaluation of a rule. This means that instead of an event always launching a workflow process, the workflow process runs and generates a work item only if a rule associated with the event is true.

For example, when creating a new group, you can define a rule that places the CreateGroupEvent under workflow control and creates a work item only if the new group is part of a designated parent organization. If the new group is not part of that organization, the workflow process does not execute and no work item is created.

If an event has multiple rules, then all workflow process associated with the event need to be approved in order for the event to be approved. Similarly, if one workflow process associated with the event is rejected, the event itself is rejected. Workflow rules can be assigned priority values to determine the order of rule evaluation and workflow execution.

All default Identity Manager workflow templates and predefined processes support workflow rules. You can also create custom workflow processes for use with workflow rules.

Note: For more information about policy-based workflow, see the Administration Guide.