Insert a workflow definition or scenario

You can insert workflow definitions and scenarios into the current workflow collection.

Your IBM FileNet license agreement determines the level of functionality that you see in Process Designer. As a consequence, some of the options described here might not be available for your system. See your system administrator for more information.

Workflow definitions

You can add either a new, empty workflow definition or an existing workflow definition into the current workflow collection. The name of each workflow definition you insert displays as a tab at the top of the work area. You access the one you want to work on by clicking the tab or by selecting the workflow from View > Workflows. When you save the workflow collection using options on the File menu, all workflow definitions are saved in a single XPDL file.

To insert a new or saved workflow definition into the current workflow definition

  1. From the File menu, choose Insert and select the workflow type to insert: New, Local Workflow or Workflow from Repository.
  2. If you inserting an existing workflow definition (local or from a repository), locate the file in either your local disk or from your object store.

    NOTE   You can import only PEP files that contain an individual workflow definition; you cannot import an XPDL file.

Scenario definitions

If you are a member of PSDesigner access role, you can insert either a new, empty scenario definition or an existing scenario definition into the work area. The name of each scenario definition displays as a tab at the top of the work area.

Note that you can create a scenario in Process Designer, but you must have Process Simulator software installed in order to run the simulation.

To insert a scenario definition into the workflow collection

  1. From the File menu, choose Insert and select New Scenario, Local Scenario or Scenario from Repository.

To edit the scenario definitions in the collection, click the tab or select the scenario definition from View > Scenarios. When you save the workflow collection, scenario definitions are saved along with the workflow definitions in a single XPDL file.

When you work with scenario definitions in Process Designer, you will see minor differences from the stand-alone Simulation Designer that you can access from Workplace or Workplace XT: