Table 5. Process Designer Palette Items
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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. |