Cisco Cisco Process Orchestrator 3.0 User Guide

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Chapter 7      Authoring Processes
  Creating a Basic Process
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Creating a Basic Process
Before You Begin
Identify any drag-and-drop objects in the toolbox that will be required by your new process.
To create a basic process:
Step 1
Choose Definitions > Processes, right-click and choose New > Process
Step 2
On the Process Properties pane, define the process properties.
Note
Because Process Orchestrator no longer enforces uniqueness of object names, two content 
authors can create and ship automation packs or processes with identical names. As a result, a 
customer importing both automation packs will have two seemingly identical processes. To 
avoid confusion to the customer, use a namespace (a unique prefix) when naming objects in 
Process Orchestrator. However, there are no technical issues with having duplicate process 
names.
Step 3
On the Toolbox pane, drag and drop the appropriate items onto the workflow pane (see 
).
Step 4
On the Properties pane, define the properties for each object selected on the workflow pane. The 
available property pages are determined by the selected objects.
Step 5
When all of the property pages are complete, click Save to save the process.
Reverting Process Changes
This option is used when changes have been made to the process definition, but are no longer necessary. 
It deletes all changes made since you last saved the process. If you have saved the process and have not 
made any additional changes, no action will be taken.
To reverse process changes, choose File > Revert.
The process reverts back to the last saved version of the process. All new activities, components, and 
other changes are removed from the process definition.
Selecting the Target Type on Which a Process Acts
Process definitions control the target types on which they act. This selection supports inheritance. 
To select the target types on which a process can run:
Step 1
Open the process in the Process Editor (see 
Step 2
Click the Target tab, then click the target types on which this process can run.