Editing Process

A process can be edited in the Set Up Business Process dialog box. On editing the process, stages or steps are added or deleted and the execution order also changes.

A step wizard is used to edit the specific step.

The following operations are available when editing a process:

The following operations are available on editing working area settings:

Renaming Process

To rename a process, execute one of the operations:

The Rename Process dialog box opens:

To save changes, click the OK button, to cancel changes, click the Cancel button.

Renaming Stage

To rename a stage, execute one of the operations:

The Rename Stage dialog box opens:

To save changes, click the OK button, to cancel changes, click the Cancel button.

Editing Step

To edit a step, double-click its name in the working area. The step wizard opens. Make necessary changes on the wizard pages, to save changes click the Finish button.

NOTE. The step can be edited using context menu items.

Changing Step Startup Option: Manual/Automatic

To change step startup option without opening step wizard, select the Automatic Step Execution context menu item.

NOTE. It is available to change step start method via context menu only for steps with manual and automatic execution, for example:  Calculation and  Subprocess Call. For steps that have only automatic or only manual startup mode, the item is unavailable.

Copying and Pasting Step or Stage

To copy and paste process step or stage:

  1. Select the block to copy in the working area or in the process tree.

  2. Click the Copy button on the Process ribbon tab or select the same context menu item. The Paste operation becomes available on the toolbar and in the context menu.

  3. Select the block, after which the copied block must be pasted, in the working area or in the process tree.

  4. Click the Paste button or select the same context menu item. The name of the pasted block will have the (Copy) suffix:

NOTE. The stage is copied with all its steps.

  1. If the initial block must be deleted after copying, click the Cut button.

  2. If required, edit copied blocks by double-clicking the block name or using context menu items.

  3. To save changes, click the button on the quick access toolbar or select the Business Process > Save main menu item. To undo changes, close the window without saving changes.

NOTE. For copy, paste and cut operations, the standard shortcuts are available: CTRL+C, CTRL+V, CTRL+X.

Changing Step or Stage Order

To change process steps or stages order:

  1. Select the stage or step in the working area or in the process tree.

  2. Execute one of the following operations:

NOTE. On moving steps, their sequential or parallel execution is taken into account. If two steps were executed in parallel, then on changing order within stage, parallel execution will be replaced by sequential and inversely.  On moving the step to another stage, the parallel gateway is used by default.

Deleting Stage or Step

To delete stage or step:

  1. Select the stage or step in the working area or in the process tree.

  2. Execute one of the following operations:

NOTE. Before a stage or step is deleted, the dialog box opens to confirm deletion.

Saving Process

To save process changes, click the button on the quick access toolbar or select the Business Process > Save main menu item.

Enabling and Disabling Step

To enable or disable the step, select it in the working area and change step state using the Step is Enabled command on the Debug ribbon tab:

The Enable All Calculation Steps and Enable All Approval Steps commands enable all disabled steps of corresponding types.

The Disable All Calculation Steps and Disable All Approval Steps commands disable all enabled steps of corresponding types.

To enable or disable the step, the user can also select or deselect the Step is Enabled checkbox in the process step's context menu.

The disabled step is highlighted with gray color, and the Skip step status is set. For example, the step used in the process (left) and the step excluded from the process (right):

NOTE. The step execution can be also enabled or disabled using the Step Enabled context menu item.

Viewing Process Properties

To view process properties, including its objects, use the Properties context menu item. The Object Properties dialog box opens:

For example, properties of the L1. Creating Insurance Expenses Budget process:

To view objects included in the process, select the object and click the Go to Object button.

Working Area Zoom

To change working area zoom, use the Zoom group of buttons on the Home tab:

Managing Element Layout

To visually set up the working area, use the Tools group of buttons on the Home tab:

See also:

Building Process | Starting Process Execution