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Process Designer
Getting Started
Workflow Properties
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Validate & Launch
  Validate using the Validate tool
  Preferences - workflow
  Create a valid workflow map
  Launch a workflow from Process Designer
   

Validate and launch

Process Designer provides tools for validating and testing a workflow definition before you make it available for general use. Validation checks the workflow definition for invalid expressions and routing conditions. The Launch tool provides a way to launch an open workflow definition directly from Process Designer, rather than from the object store or library.

The following actions invoke the validation process:

  • Selecting the Validate tool on the toolbar.
  • Transferring the workflow definition to the VWServices database using Transfer on the File menu. See About transfer for additional information.
  • Launching the workflow by selecting the Launch tool. This also automatically transfers the workflow definition to the workflow database.

NOTE For the last two items above, validation does not occur in Process Designer if you have disabled workflow validation in the Preferences dialog (Tools menu). However, validation always occurs on the Process Engine as part of the transfer process.

Workplace
Creating a subscription also validates the workflow definition.
FileNet Web Services Client FileNet Open Client
The Link operation also validates the workflow definition before the link is created.

Validation in Process Designer makes it easier to find and correct any problems before you transfer the workflow definition.