Introduction
Business events occur when a business process is run. During a business process, users who participate in it perform business actions to complete the tasks that make up the business process.
In finance and operations apps, a business action that a user performs can be either a workflow action or a non-workflow action. Approval of a purchase requisition is an example of a workflow action, whereas confirmation of a purchase order is an example of a non-workflow action. Both types of actions can generate business events that external systems can use in integration and notification scenarios.
Class extensions are used to implement new business events that allow external systems to receive notifications from finance and operations apps.
To find existing business events in the instance you’re using, go to System administration > Setup > Business events > Business event catalog. As shown in the following screenshot, here you will find a list of all the business events that are available for use. You can also apply filters to search in each of the columns.
The next units will explore the business event framework and which steps to take to create a new business event.