Cisco Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.1 User Guide
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Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.1 User Guide
Chapter 5 Authoring Processes
Managing Processes
Modifying Activity Definition Properties
Activities can only be modified in the Process Editor; modifying a process does not automatically
modify an activity. Activity definitions are included in the workflow of a process definition, so the
activity properties must be modified separately from the process properties.
modify an activity. Activity definitions are included in the workflow of a process definition, so the
activity properties must be modified separately from the process properties.
Step 1
Choose Definitions > Process, highlight the appropriate process, right-click and choose Edit.
Step 2
On the Process Editor Workflow pane, choose the appropriate activity and modify the activity properties
as necessary.
as necessary.
Step 3
Click Save, then click Exit to close the Process Editor.
Starting a Process
You can manually start a process displayed on a Process View or the Process Editor under these
conditions:
conditions:
•
You have the appropriate privileges.
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The process includes the Started by User trigger.
•
The process is enabled (see
).
Only one process can be manually started at a time.
Note
When a process is started manually, all conditions and triggers included in the process definition will be
overridden.
overridden.
Step 1
Choose one of the following:
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From a process view, highlight the appropriate process, right-click and choose Start Process.
•
From the Process Editor, highlight the appropriate process, then choose File > Start or click Start
in the toolbar.
Step 2
The Confirm Start Process dialog box displays.
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If the process has any input variables, verify the variables associated with the process in the
Parameters table. To update the variable, highlight the variable and click Edit to modify the value.
Parameters table. To update the variable, highlight the variable and click Edit to modify the value.
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To start a process from a specific starting point, check the Start from start point check box and
then select the appropriate starting point from the drop-down list. The first activity after the
specified starting point will run first.
then select the appropriate starting point from the drop-down list. The first activity after the
specified starting point will run first.
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To specify a target that is different from the default process target, check the Override target
(Target name) check box and select a target from the drop-down list.
(Target name) check box and select a target from the drop-down list.
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To create a new target for this process, click New. For additional information on targets, see
Step 3
Click OK to confirm.
Step 4
The Start Process Results dialog box displays the progress of the process. To view the process workflow,
double-click the process instance.
double-click the process instance.