Cisco Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.0 User Guide

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Chapter 7      Authoring Processes
  Accessing the Process Editor
The following sections provide information about creating and managing processes:
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Accessing the Process Editor
Cisco Process Orchestrator simplifies process creation using a drag and drop workflow designer. The 
Process Editor allows you to drag activities, workflow activities (logic), or processes you want to invoke 
into a process definition where you want it to occur. The Process Editor dynamically accepts the new 
addition and shows the resulting logic. 
Unlike drag-and-wire approaches common to other orchestrators, the logic of the process is always clear, 
without having to constantly modify the layout as the process definition evolves. This makes it easier for 
other operators to view or edit processes that have previously been created. You can also collapse 
sections of the workflow that are not currently of interest.
Use the Process Editor to:
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View and modify the properties of an existing process
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Define properties
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Construct a workflow for a new process
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The procedure to access the editor depends on the task to be performed.
To access the Process Editor:
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If you are creating a new process, use one of the following options:
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Choose Definitions > Processes, right-click and choose New > Process
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From the Actions menu, choose New > Process.
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On the Actions toolbar, choose New > Process.
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The New button on the Actions toolbar is not available if a process is highlighted in the 
Processes Results pane.