How to Add and Connect Components
How to Add and Connect Components
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In order to work through this example you must have completed the example Create a Process from a Process Template. |
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The following example describes how to add components to a process, thus modelling a simple workflow process. The procedure described is the same for all workflow components (e.g. additional activities, resources, connection lines, process variables, subprocesses and operators). Components have to be selected from the appropriate tabs! |
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Select . |
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Search for the process Purchase Requisition
and click  .
The is opened. The window for Purchase Requisition is empty, because the process does not contain any components.  |
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In the
window, click the tab. This tab contains essential components of a workflow process. |
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Click the start image |
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Click in the window to insert the start image. |
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Alternatively, you can use drag&drop to move workflow components to the window! |
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Click the tab of the window and add Create to the window. |
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In the tab click a connecting line and connect the start sign with Create in the window. |
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If there are no components in the window, connecting lines can only be added via the drag&drop functionality! |
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Add the stop image 
to the window and connect Create
with the stop image. |
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To save the entries click  . |
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The process in the window
should look similar to this:
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To better arrange the components you can click 
and use the dots that are displayed in the window. |
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Each workflow process is checked semantically when being saved. In case of errors, a message box is opened, displaying the reason for the error and indicating the missing components! |
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