If you want to check that whether your workflow packages are fully conformed to XPDL standards of WFMC then you can do it easily using XPDL Designer. Whether you have opened an existing workflow package or you have created a new one, follow the steps below to validate your workflow package:
- Open Package Explorer. In the Package Explorer, all package contents would be listed. The top most item in the list would be the package name as shown below:
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Figure: Displaying the contents of a package using Package Explorer
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- Right click on the package name and you will see a context menu to appear. Context menu would show two options: Properties and Validate
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Figure: Displaying two options of the Context menu
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- Choose Validate option from the context menu and then the validation of workflow package will be started. The validation summary will be displayed in the Output pane at the bottom as shown below:
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Figure: Validation summary in Output pane
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You can also validate your workflow packages by saving your workflow package after selecting the Save option from the File menu of XPDL Designer as shown below:
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Figure: Validating the package through Save option from File menu
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Infact, whenever you Save your workflow package using XPDL Designer, it checks and validates your package automatically.