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
- Display the process templates that you are authorized to use.
Click My Process Templates under Process Templates
in the navigation pane.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.