Editing Activity Properties

Each activity has a number of of properties and settings. You access these through the context menu.

To edit the properties of an activity:

  1. Right-click on the activity you want to edit. A context menu appears.
  2. For basic activity properties, click Properties (Properties icon ). For other activity settings, see note below. The Properties dialog box appears. On the left side the Category list is displayed. Standard categories are:
    Category Properties
    Activity Id
    • Activity ID (read only)
    • Name
    • Description
    General The properties available in this category, when available, depend on the activity.
    Image You can change the icon that represents the activity. Click on Custom Image to do this. Click on Reset Image to use the default ALBPM symbol for that activity,
    Advanced The properties available in this category, when available, depend on the activity.
  3. Set or enter each property in each category as desired and click OK.

Other activity settings vary depending upon the activity. Many activities have a Main Task and interactive activities may also have optional tasks. You access these tasks from the context menu that appears when you right click an activity.

For begin and end activities, you can also access argument mapping from the context menu.

Parent topic: Activities