Creating IBM WCM 8.5 Custom Workflow Action

Custom Workflow Action Class:

package com.ibm.core;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.logging.Logger;

import javax.naming.InitialContext;

import com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.Document;
import com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.custom.CustomWorkflowActionResult;
import com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.custom.Directive;
import com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.custom.Directives;
import com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.WebContentCustomWorkflowService;


public class MyCustomWorkflow implements
  com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.custom.CustomWorkflowAction {
 Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(MyCustomWorkflow.class.toString());

 @Override
 public CustomWorkflowActionResult execute(Document arg0) {
  // Put your customized trigger codes here
  LOGGER.info("Executing MyCustomWorkflow Doc id: "
    + arg0.getName());
  String msg = "";
  InitialContext initCtx = null;
  WebContentCustomWorkflowService customWorkflowService = null;

  try {
   initCtx = new InitialContext();
   customWorkflowService = (WebContentCustomWorkflowService) initCtx
     .lookup("portal:service/wcm/WebContentCustomWorkflowService");
  } catch (Exception e) {
   msg = " - System has encountered exception (do check logs).";
   e.printStackTrace();
  }

  // directive: indicate if the content should proceed to the next stage
  // Check out WCM Javadoc for more valid directives information
  Directive directive = Directives.CONTINUE;
  LOGGER.info(" - document:" + arg0.getName());
  return customWorkflowService.createResult(directive, msg);
 }

 @Override
 public Date getExecuteDate(Document arg0) {
  LOGGER.info("***********************Its executed in getExecutedDate *******************");
  Date dt = new Date();
  return dt;
 }
}

Factory Class:

package com.ibm.core;

import java.util.Locale;

import com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.Document;
import com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.custom.CustomWorkflowAction;
import com.ibm.workplace.wcm.api.custom.CustomWorkflowActionFactory;

public class MyCustomWorkflowFactory implements CustomWorkflowActionFactory {

 @Override
 public CustomWorkflowAction getAction(String arg0, Document arg1) {
  // Return object of CustomWorkflow that you created earlier.
  return new MyCustomWorkflow();
 }

 @Override
 public String getActionDescription(Locale arg0, String arg1) {
  // TODO Auto-generated method stub
  System.out
    .println("Get Action Description is executing *****************");
  return "Generates a thumbnail from existing content";
 }

 @Override
 public String[] getActionNames() {
  String names[] = { "Creating document id sp db" };
  System.out
    .println("**********get Action Name is executing ****************");
  return names;
 }

 @Override
 public String getActionTitle(Locale arg0, String arg1) {
  // TODO Auto-generated method stub
  System.out
    .println("*******************get Action Title is executing ***************");
  return "MyCustomWorkFlowFactory";
 }

 @Override
 public String getName() {
  // TODO Auto-generated method stub
  System.out
    .println("*************get Name is executing *****************");
  return "MyCustomWorkFlowFactory";
 }

 @Override
 public String getTitle(Locale arg0) {
  System.out
    .println("********************Get Title is executing *******************");
  return "WCM 8.5 Portal Custom Workflow Action Factory";
 }

}