Editing Activities

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You can control and edit process activities in the details view, in the areas Active models icon Active models, Roles with at least one process in the inbox - icon 'Roles with at least one process in the inbox', andUsers with at least one process in the inbox - icon 'Users with at least one process in the inbox'.

  1. In the main menu, click the icon Active models icon Active models, Roles with at least one process in the inbox - icon 'Roles with at least one process in the inbox', or Users with at least one process in the inbox - icon 'Users with at least one process in the inbox'.

    The submenu containing all active process models for the area opens.

  2. In the submenu, click the desired process model.

    The workspace displays the model’s process overview table, which lists all active processes.

  3. Open the details view by selecting the desired process in the process overview table and

    1. Click the Details view of the selected process - icon Properties button above the process overview table.

    2. Click the Details view of the selected process - icon Properties option in the context menu of the selected process.

    3. Double-click the selected process in the process overview table.

The details view of the process opens.

The functions for editing selected activities are available in the following locations in the details view:

The command line contains the most commonly used editing features (Suspend icon Suspend, Continue selected processes icon Continue, Cancel process icon Cancel, Reset icon Reset). Depending on which activity has been selected in the Activities tab or in the graphical view, certain functions are enabled or disabled/grayed out.

Closes the details view and reopens the section overview.

Updates the contents of the tables in the details view.

Resets a selected action. Available only for actions that can be reset (see Reset). Otherwise, the feature is disabled and grayed out.

Provides various functions for editing activities in a drop-down menu. If no actions are available, the button is grayed out.

Applies all changes made in the selected process.

The activities listed on the Activities tab can be edited using the functions in the context menu. Depending on the status of the selected activity, the context menu displays the editing features that are applicable to that activity. Functions that are not available are grayed out.

In the graphical view, the context menu offers the same editing features as those available on the Activities tab. To open the context menu, the corresponding activity must be selected in the flowchart (dark blue border).

Activities or areas in the graphical view that have not yet been started are grayed out and cannot be selected.

The following functions are available for editing activities:

Icon Name Description
Stop – icon Suspend

Suspends a running activity. Completed activities cannot be suspended.
Continue – icon Continue Resumes a suspended activity.
Cancel – icon Cancel Cancels a running or suspended activity.
Reset – icon Reset

For suspended processes it is possible to reset the process for an activity. All subsequent activities will be deleted, and the corresponding variable values will be reset. Running deadlines or the workflow file are not considered.

There are up to three possible starting points that are offered depending on the status that the activity has already reached:

Starting point

Explanation

Create activity

The activity is reset to the time before the variable was adopted.

Run EndActivity event

The activity is reset to the time before the EndActivity event is executed.

Forward activity

The activity is reset to the point in time when its execution ended.
Assign editor – icon Assign editor

Assigns a user or role to the selected activity. If the activity is personalized, this action will override the personalization.
Clear personalization – icon Clear personalization Cancels the personalization of the selected activity.
Show editor – icon Show editor Displays the assignees of the selected activity.
Copy ID – icon Copy ID Copies the activity ID to the Windows clipboard.