Cisco Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.0 User Guide
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Chapter 7 Authoring Processes
Accessing the Process Editor
Workflow Pane
The Workflow pane is a canvas located in the center portion of the Process Editor (see
). Use
this area to create processes by dragging and dropping activities, other processes, and components from
the toolbox onto the canvas.
the toolbox onto the canvas.
Process Orchestrator ships with automation packs that contain built-in process definitions that cannot be
modified. If you select one of the shipped processes, a limited version of the Process Editor displays only
the workflow pane and properties pane; the Toolbox pane in the Process Editor is not displayed.
modified. If you select one of the shipped processes, a limited version of the Process Editor displays only
the workflow pane and properties pane; the Toolbox pane in the Process Editor is not displayed.
Process Pane
The Process pane is located on the right side of the editor and displays the properties for the selected
process, as well as selected activity, child process, or workflow logic element properties.
process, as well as selected activity, child process, or workflow logic element properties.
Toggling the Process Editor View
In the Process Editor view, you can toggle the view between the process property pages and the activity
view pages.
view pages.
To switch to the process properties, use one of the following options:
•
Choose File > Process Properties.
•
In the Workflow pane, click anywhere outside of the activities in the workflow.
Expanding the Workflow View
To expand the workflow, use one of the following options:
•
Choose View > Expand.
•
On the toolbar, click the Expand
tool.
Collapsing the Workflow View
To collapse the activities in the Workflow pane, use one of the following options:
•
Choose View > Collapse.
Logic
The Logic view displays the list of workflow components that support or define
the workflow logic and provide control over the execution of the workflow
logic.
the workflow logic and provide control over the execution of the workflow
logic.
For information about configuring the logic components, see
Favorites
The Favorites view allows you to choose commonly used items from all the
other tabs. For example, if you often use AMQP activities and some of the core
activities, you can add them all to your Favorites tab. Then, instead of having to
locate the activities in the activities tab, they can be quickly located in Favorites
tab. Similarly, if you have favorite processes or logic items, these can also be
added to the Favorites.
other tabs. For example, if you often use AMQP activities and some of the core
activities, you can add them all to your Favorites tab. Then, instead of having to
locate the activities in the activities tab, they can be quickly located in Favorites
tab. Similarly, if you have favorite processes or logic items, these can also be
added to the Favorites.
View or Tab
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