Adding an Activity

You add an activity in the process designer. Follow these steps to add any activity except for the three global activities (interactive, automatic, and creation).

To add an activity:

  1. Click on the activity icon in the design editor toolbar (shown below) and insert the automatic activity in the first unlabeled (automatic) swimlane. Note that as you move the activity around, the transition between the Begin and End activities is highlighted in purple. Place the activity right on the transition line.
    Activities on the Design Editor Toolbar
    Figure 1. Activity icons on the Design Editor toolbar
    The Activity dialog box appears.
  2. Enter the name of the new activity in the Name field, and click OK. The activity is added to the process.

You have added an activity to your process, but have not set the activity to do anything. Each type of activity supports a different set of tasks, and configuration steps vary. See the section about the activity you have added for further information.

Parent topic: Activities