Modeling Business Processes and Their Execution > Getting Started with the Business Process Management Extension in the Desktop Application > Process Monitoring > Executing Process Steps in Automatic Mode
To execute process steps in automatic mode, open process monitoring after starting process. The process step starts automatically after the previous step has been executed.
Automatic execution is available for the following steps:
To set automatic step execution, execute one of the operations:
Specify the Automatic execution method on creating or editing step on the Manage Parameters wizard page.
Select the Automatic Step Execution item in the step's context menu. Step execution method can be changed only on process editing.
NOTE. The steps of the process with automatic execution method are marked with the 
sign in the working area.
Features of steps execution in automatic mode:
If the step is finished in manual mode, and the following step is started in automatic mode, the process is executed up to the step that is started in manual mode.
If the step is rejected in manual mode, and the previous step is executed in automatic mode, the step is rejected before the step that is started in manual mode.
See also:
Process Monitoring | Executing Process Steps in Manual Mode | Rejecting Process Step | Process Stages/Steps Execution Log
