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 Choreographer 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 the check box next to the process template and click Start
Instance.
This action displays the Process Input
Message 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.