Creation Step

The create BP record form opens as a pop up window. The top part of the form contains tabs (main form and line item tabs), and toolbar options. The main form is displayed as the first tab and each line item tab appears as subsequent tabs.The left pane displays the record details and line item details. The right pane displays additional tabs associated with the main form or line items. You can resize the left and right panes using the Resize icon.

Main form:

This top portion of the business process form contains information about the BP record, such as the name of the record, description, who created the record and when, and other general information. Additional informational blocks defined in uDesigner by your administrator are also displayed. You can collapse and expand these blocks.

Toolbar Option

Description

Save

To save a draft of the form. You can view your drafts under Home > Drafts. This option is displayed only for workflow BPs.

Send

To route a workflow business process to the specified recipients. This option is displayed only for workflow BPs.

Submit

Use Submit when you have finished editing a record. Displayed on all Non Workflow BPs when in Edit Mode.

Menu

The options you see under this menu are based on the BP design.

  • Auto-Create: Displayed on any BP that can auto create other BPs.
  • Print HTML, PDF and Custom: Displayed on all BPs. You cannot print draft records.
  • Export Line item template: Displayed on any BP that has detail form integration interface defined.
  • Reload: Displayed on all BPs. This option will reload the page.
  • Help: BP specific help option.Your company or project/Shell administrator may provide a custom Help file to give you information about a specific business process. If a custom help file is available, it will be listed under the Help menu for the business process log or form.
  • Close: Close the record.

The right pane displays the following tabs associated with the main form: Attachments, Comments, linked Records, and Linked Mail. For Portal BPs, Attachments and Comments tabs are displayed.

Line Item form:

Line item tabs are displayed after the main form tab. All line items are displayed on the left pane, and the right pane displays the details form associated with the selected line item. The right pane contains the Details form, Attachments, and Linked Records. The Attachments tab is displayed only if the line item form supports the addition of attachments. Query based tabs will not be seen in the Creation step. The gear menu displays next to each line item on the left pane and contains all available actions you can perform on the line item. The following options are displayed on the gear menu: Copy, Copy With Attachments(Option seen only if attachments exist), Add to Group, and Remove. The Copy, Add to Group, and Remove options are displayed only if it is specified in the form design.

Toolbar Options

Description

Add

To add new line items. The Add button will be seen only if the form design allows for line item additions.

  • The following actions will be seen:
  • Import
  • Consolidate Line Items

Refresh

Refreshes the line items. All unsaved manual edits will be lost.

Print

Prints the list view. You can choose from: Print, Export to CSV, Export to Excel.

Search

Enables users to search for specific line items across all pages.

Find on Page

Enables users to type in find parameters to quickly search line items matching the criteria.

Collapse All Groups

Expand All Groups

To expand or collapse line items groups. These icons are displayed only when line item groups are present.

See Also

Business Processes with Redesigned User Interface

Business Process Types with Redesigned UI

Update Step

View Step

Completing a BP Record Form

Adding and Managing Line Items

Working with Attachments

Adding and Managing Linked Records

Viewing Reference Records

Working with General Comments

Working with Linked Mail

Working with Query-Based Tabs

Working with Quick Calendar Entry

Document-Type Business Process Forms (Without Folder Structure)

Document-Type Business Process Forms (With Folder Structure)

Request for Bid (RFB) Type Business Process Form (Private)

User Picker and Group Picker

View User Profile

Cost-Type Business Processes

Text-Type Business Process

Simple-Type Business Process

Preventive Maintenance Business Process



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Last Published Monday, April 11, 2022