Start

Represents the input conditions that must be met to execute an instance of a business process. For more information, see About Start Steps.

Every process must begin with a Start step. There can be only one Start step in a process.

Business Service

Represents an activity within a business process. Business service steps call business services that allow you to execute predefined or custom actions in a workflow process. For more information, see About Business Service Steps.

A process can have one or more Business Service steps.

Decision Point

Represents a step in the process definition where the work item branches off to different steps depending on a set of conditions. A Decision Point evaluates the defined conditions to determine the next step of the process instance. For more information, see About Decision Steps.

A process can have one or more Decision Point steps.

Subprocess

Represents a workflow process embedded into another workflow process. A subprocess has its own process definition. For more information, see About Subprocess Steps.

A process can have one or more Subprocess steps.

Siebel Operation

Represents a type of action. Siebel Operation steps perform Siebel operations, such as Insert, Update, or Query, on business components. For more information, see About Siebel Operation Steps.

Business object logic applies to all Siebel operations. A process can have one or more Siebel Operation steps.

User Interact

Represents end-user view navigation. User Interact steps control the flow of Siebel views within an application. A workflow process containing User Interact steps guides end users through a specified flow of Siebel views based on the users' actions, or executes a specified set of actions. For more information, see About User Interact Steps.

A process can have one or more User Interact steps.

Wait

Represents a pause in workflow process execution. Wait steps suspend execution for a specific period of time or until a specific event occurs. For more information, see About Wait Steps.

A process can have one or more Wait steps.

Stop

Represents an end to a workflow process and the presentation of an error to the user. Stop steps terminate the workflow process instance. For more information, see About Stop Steps.

A process can have one or more Stop steps.

End

Indicates when process execution is complete. An End step allows you to save output arguments as process properties. For more information, see About End Steps.

A process can have one or more end steps.

Connector

Represents the direction of flow between steps in a business process.

A process can have one or more connectors.

Exception

Represents a deviation from normal processing. An exception can be a system error or a user-defined error.

A process can have one or more Exception branches.