Including InfoSpokes in Process
Chains
Use
If you want to automatically execute and schedule an InfoSpoke, you can include this as an application process in the procedure for a process chain. The scheduling of an extraction by using an InfoSpoke is only possible by using a process chain in its start process.
Prerequisites
You have created an InfoSpoke and have saved it as being active. If you extract the data to a file, the file has to be on the application server. Extraction to a local file requires a GUI connection and cannot be executed in the background as is the case for a process chain.
Procedure
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1.
Call
up the process chain maintenance. Choose 
Process Chain Maintenance from the
Administrator Workbench toolbar. The Process Chain Maintenance Planning
View screen
appears.
2.
In the
left-hand screen area of the required 
display component, navigate to the process
chain in which you want to insert your InfoSpoke. Double-click to select it.
The system displays the process chain plan view in the right-hand side of the
screen.
If no suitable process chain is available, you need to create a new process chain. You can find additional information under Creating a Process Chain.
3.
To
insert a process for extraction by means of an InfoSpoke, choose 
Process Types in the left-hand area of
the screen. The system now displays the process categories
available.
4.
In the
process category Loading Process and Post Processing, choose the
application process type 
Data Export into External
Systems.
5. Insert the Data Export into External Systems application type with Drag&Drop into the process chain. The dialog box for inserting a process variant appears.
6. In the Process Variant field, enter the name of the InfoSpoke that you want to include in the process chain, or select it by means of the input help.
7. Proceed further as described in Creating Process Chains.
Result
You have included your InfoSpoke in a process chain. As soon as you activate the process chain, the extraction starts according to your specifications in the start process.
Example
The following graphic illustrates an example of how a process chain is used to include an InfoSpoke. The processes for deleting and building indexes are optional, because they help to improve performance.
