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For the code monkeys among us, there is native C# code. All
Metastorm code is now generated C# code, or Metastorm
functions called from this code. You can also create as much of
your own C# code as you wish, and import any DLL files you may
wish to use, of course.
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You have a full C# editor here
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And many useful editing tools, including the all-important Script
Validation.
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You also have Intellisense, as you would expect.
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What may not be expected, however, is the same facility in all
areas where you can edit Metastorm code.
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In the Expression Builder you can use Intellisense at any time by
pressing Ctrl-Space.
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Or it is automatically invoked at appropriate points.
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It is even available in the properties box fields where
appropriate, making editing very swift indeed.
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One of the hindrances to code reuse has been the awkward
scripting calls that are required in version 7 and before. This is
now a thing of the past.
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all C# scripts can be promoted to the Expression Builder and
Visual Scripts Toolbox.
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You can even add descriptive names for functions and
parameters, as well as helpful hints for the Expression Builder.
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And in the Visual Script Toolbox
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Visual Scripts can also be promoted to the Visual Scripts Toolbox.
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And then used in any Visual Script.
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Visual Scripts are a very nice way to write Metastorm code.
Effectively they generate C# code by building the statements
from Drag and Drop components.
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Here you can see the available components.
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And these are a set of components built into a script. You can
see that certain components allow the nesting of others.
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You can even collapse containers of other activities to keep
clutter to a minimum.
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And you can zoom in and out just like the Process Maps.
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When descriptive comments are added to the activities, the code
is very nicely documented.
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As shown above, we now have looping within Metastorm code.
This used to have to be handled by writing a script, or by means
of conditional loopback actions.
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Looping if a basic do while loop.
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For each allows you to perform activities on a property of any
Business Object. Although a list is accepted, it does not work
with lists as far as we can tell, however.
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Conditional execution is an If – else if ... else format.
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Any Activity or container of Activities may be disabled by un-
checking the ‘enabled’ checkbox. This is a neat way to disable
code during development.
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1. The Benefits of Metastorm BPM ...
