Pipelines and Transparent Processes

A pipeline is a sequence of transparent processes that the DCS runtime can insert into the request or response channel for a task. You can use the Transparent Workflow template in the DCS Software Factory to implement a transparent process. The logic in a transparent workflow can perform tasks such as transforming the request and response messages, or invoking additional services. For more information, see Building a Transparent Process.

Transparent processes enable an administrator to easily integrate third-party services into an organization without requiring any changes to client applications. A transparent workflow can act as an adapter, converting the messages that a service sends and receives into a format expected by the existing client applications. Transparent processes also provide a convenient mechanism for introducing additional functionality into a system, such as customized auditing of request and response messages.

An administrator can use the DCS Management Services console to define a pipeline of transparent processes, and then associate the pipeline with a task.

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