WebMethods : Flow Service

What is a flow Service?

 

basic unit of work that instructs WebMethods Integration Server about what to do with data at each stage of flow service.
Using Flow Service , you can : 

.Invoke a service such as flow service , Jave , C service or Web service connector (INVOKE).

.Conditionally escute one step from a set of specified alternative (BRANCH)

.Repeat a set of flow steps up to a specified number of times or until a step in the set fails or succeeds as specified (REPEAT)

.Repeat a set of flow stepsover the elements of the specified array (LOOP)

.Group a set of flow steps and control the way in which the failure of a member of set is processed (SEQUENCE).

.Exit the entire flow or exit a single flow step (EXIT)

.Link,add,edit,delete pipline variables or invoke several services that operate on the same st of pipline variables (MAP)