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Web Process Designer allows you to design business processes and business rules. The Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) standard is used to graphically depict business processes. The Process Designer is easy to use and enables both technical and non-technical users to design processes.
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The Web Process Designer screen is divided into following sections:
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Anchor ToolBar ToolBar
Tool Bar
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ToolBar |
Options of the Tool bar are explained in the table below.
Button | Name | Function |
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Image Modified | Repository View | Opens a tab for Repository View. |
Image Modified | New Process Flow | Opens a new graph canvas to create a process flow. |
Image Modified | Open Locally Saved Process Flow | Opens a process flow file saved on local hard disk. |
Image Modified | Save Process Flow to Server | Save the Process Flow to Server. |
Image Modified | Auto Save | Auto save a process flow. |
Image Modified | Refresh | To refresh the process flow. |
Image Modified | Undo | Reverses the previously performed action. |
Image Modified | Redo | Restores the previously undone action. |
Image Modified | Save Process Flow Locally | Saves a process flow on local hard disk in .xml format. |
Image Modified | Download SVG | To download the image of process flow in .svg format. |
Image Modified | Generate PDF | To generate the PDF of Process Flow. |
Image Modified | Search | To search the Process Flow activities of Canvas area. |
Image Modified | View Process Flow Properties | Shows the New Process Properties panel in the Canvas Area. |
Image Modified | Alerts | Shows the Error and Warning of the Process Flow in Alert panel. |
Image Modified | XML View | To view the XML of the process flow. |
Image Modified | Toggle Theme | To change the background color of Canvas Area. |
Image Modified | Toggle Grid View | For grid view of Canvas Area. |
Image Modified | Help | To check the document for working with process flow. |
Anchor Palette Palette
Palette
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Palette |
The Palette contains a list of BPMN graphical elements that are used to define the flow of business processes.
Element | Description | Notation |
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Activity | An activity is a work that is performed within a business process. The rectangle image displayed in the next column is used to depict an activity in a process flow. | Image Modified |
Gateways | A Gateway is used to control the divergence and convergence of a sequence flow. Thus, it determines branching, forking, merging, and joining of paths. | Image Modified |
Start Event | A start event starts the execution of a process. | Image Modified |
Error Intermediate Event | Error Intermediate Event is used to redirect Process Flow execution to an alternate path in case of failure of any activity during process flow execution. | Image Modified |
End Event | An end event, ends the flow of a process flow. | Image Modified |
Data Object | Data Objects do not have any direct effect on the sequence flow of the process. They are used to provide additional information for the reader of the process flow diagram. You can add any amount of information in this element. | Image Modified |
Hand Tool | A Hand tool is used to move all the activities in the Canvas area. | Image Modified |
Lasso Tool | Lasso tool helps to select multiple BPMN elements from the Canvas Area and move them to another location. | Image Modified |
Create/Remove Space Tool | Space tool is used to increase the space between the two BPMN elements. | Image Modified |
Global Connect Tool | Global Connect Tool used to connect the BPMN elements in Canvas area and it shows the order that activities are performed in a business process. | Image Modified |
Anchor RepositoryView RepositoryView
Repository View
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RepositoryView |
The Repository View lists the Connect Server objects, such as Activities, Actions, and Process Flows.
- Activities: All the activities that can be used to create a process flow are listed in the Activities tab. You can expand the service to select the activity and drag it to canvas area to create a Process Flow.
- Actions: Actions enable necessary control over a process flow. You can select the Action and drag it to Canvas area.
- Process Flows: It displays the existing Process flow. Double-click the process flow to open in on Canvas area.
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You can search the Activity and Process Flow with the help of search box, click here to get more details. |
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Anchor CanvasArea CanvasArea
Canvas Area
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The Canvas is the area where a process flow is drawn. BPMN specification and Connect Server activities are dragged onto the Canvas and arranged in a sequence in order to create a process flow. The Canvas can also be resized if an activity is dragged beyond the default size.
You can also perform these activities in the Canvas area:
- Click Image Modified icon to view canvas area in full screen.
- Click Image Modifiedicon to view Mini Map of the process flow.
- Click Image Modified icon to zoom In.
- Click Image Modified icon to zoom out.
- Click Image Modifiedicon to reset zoom.
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