Workflow Custom Types

Create

When creating a new custom workflow type or a new version of a custom workflow type via the CLI create command, you set the following properties in the newtype XML as specified in the workflow.xsd schema:

Element

Description

Example

Name

The name of the custom workflow type.

Full Installation

Patch Installation

Mode

Mode of the workflow, can be Install if the workflow installs a package on a target system, Uninstall if the package is used to remove components from deployment targets, Provisioning if the workflow installs a package without the context of a deployment profile in a full stack scenario or General in case the package is used, for example, for a cleanup.

Install

Uninstall

Provisioning

General

Properties

The properties of the workflow.


See: Working with Custom Types

Workflow Types

Type

Description

General

Represents any kind of workflow that has no relation to an application.

Application

Belongs to an application. The workflow executed gets expanded according to the deployed components and the used targets

Delete

You may only delete a type version (CLI delete command) if there are no instances of the custom type.