About step properties
Use the Step tab in the Properties pane to display the properties and
values of the selected step. Each step type has different properties.
- Launch step—This is the
first step in the workflow. It is created automatically on the main
map.
- General step (participant or
work queue)—This type of step represents an activity that will
be processed by a participant or sent to a work queue for processing
by a participant or an automated process.
- Component step—This
step represents work routed to operations in external subsystems.
- Submap step—This step
represents a call to another workflow map in the workflow definition.
- System step—This step
represents a built-in function that will be performed by the system
software.
- Invoke, Receive, Reply steps—These step
represent corresponding Web Services functions.
For an overview of the properties for each type of step, see Summary
of step properties.
Steps can be in one or more of three states:
- Active: One or more work items associated with this step are
in progress. You can modify the fields, attachments, and workflow groups
for active work items. You can also complete work or terminate a work
item.
- Completed: All work items associated with this step have been
completed. Historical information that can be determined from the event
logs is available for completed steps.
- Unvisited: The step has never been reached in the course of
the current workflow. Only the workflow definition properties display
at unvisited steps.
Multi-participant steps can have a combination of active and completed
work items. Since a step can be visited more than once, a step can have
one or more occurrences that are complete as well as an active occurrence.
Process Tracker
considers these steps to be active.
NOTE If
you select more than one step on the workflow map, Process Tracker
does not display any information in the Step tab.