With service invocation, you can execute service components of different service adapters and business processes defined in the development environment of Service Platform.

Depending on the communication model of the service adapter and business process, you can invoke service components for synchronous models in which a response message is returned and for asynchronous models in which no response message is returned.

The following figure shows the process flow when a service adapter is executed with service invocation.

Figure 3-2 Process flow when a service adapter is executed with service invocation

Use the invoke service activity for service invocation.