This recipe is dedicated to show how to handle errors in workflows. We will learn how to catch errors and redirect them.
We just need a working Orchestrator, and you will need the rights to create new workflows and run them. We will work with the Orchestrator Client.
Create a new workflow. We will reuse this workflow in the Resuming failed workflows recipe in this chapter.
Add the following variables:
Name
Type
Section
Use
number
Number
IN
Used to create an intentional error
Assemble the workflow (as seen in the following screenshot) by dragging a scriptable task into the workflow and then a Throw exception element from the generic section onto the scriptable task. Add the two log elements to the workflow by just dropping them onto the lines.
Bind the in-parameter to the scriptable task and add the following script that will throw an error when the value
5is entered:if (Number==5) { throw "Intentional Error"; }In the scriptable...