Starting a new process instance

You can start a new process instance from any of the process templates that you are authorized to use.

Why and when to perform this task

All of the installed process templates are shown in the list of process templates in Business Process Explorer. To start a new process instance, complete the following steps.

Steps for this task

  1. Display the process templates that you are authorized to use.

    Click My Process Templates under Process Templates in the navigation pane.

  2. Select a process template from the list and click Start Instance.

    This action displays the Process Input Message page. Here you can provide the input data that is needed to start an instance of the business process from this page.

    If the process has more than one operation, this action displays a page that contains all of the available operations. Select the operation that is to start the process instance.

  3. Provide the input data to start the process instance.

    If the process is a long-running process, you can type in a process instance name. If you do not specify a name, a system-generated name is assigned to the new process instance.

    Complete the input for the process input message.

  4. To start the process, click Submit.

Result

The process instance is started. If the business process contains an activity that requires human interaction, tasks are generated for all of the potential owners. If you are one of these potential owners, this task appears in the list on the My Tasks page.

If the process is a long-running process, a process output message is displayed immediately after the process finishes. Not all processes have output messages, for example, if the process implements a one-way operation, an output message is not displayed.


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Last updated: Thu Apr 27 14:23:50 2006

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