Editing a State

Edit an existing state to change its properties or create and edit workflow elements. Edit a state to make changes to the following workflow elements:

• State properties

• Actions, including action properties and conditions

• Transitions, including transition properties and conditions

• State fields

To edit a state:

1. Open the workflow that contains the state that you want to edit. For more information, see Editing a Workflow.

2. Select the state in the diagrammer and click the Edit icon on the State tab in the context panel.

3. Edit the following state properties:

   Property	Description
   Workflow	Name of the workflow that contains the state. This field is not editable.
   Name	Name of the state. If you change the name of an existing state, the Workflow History subtab shows states that were renamed while the workflow runs. See Deleted and Renamed States.
   Script ID	Custom script ID for the state. NetSuite prefixes the ID with workflowstate. To edit this field, see Editing a Workflow State Script ID.
   Description	Optional description for the state.
   Do Not Exit Workflow	Means that the workflow instance doesn't end when it finishes the actions in this state. If you create a transition from this state to another state, this field is disabled. Also, this field is disabled if there is a transition from this state to another state. For more information about using this property, see Non-Exiting Workflow States.
   Start State	If checked, this is the entry state in the workflow. This field is disabled if it's the current start state. If you create a transition to this state, or if you check this box for another state, NetSuite clears this box.

4. To change actions, on the Actions subtab, click Edit next to an action. For more information, see Working with Actions.

5. To change transitions, on the Transitions subtab, click Edit next to a transition. For more information, Working with Transitions.

6. To change custom fields, on the Fields subtab, click the field name to edit it.

7. To save the changes to the state, click Save.

Editing a Workflow State Script ID

When you create a state, NetSuite automatically gives it a script ID. Change the script ID if you want to use it as a reference in a script.

The script ID must be must be lowercase, can't have spaces, and can't be longer than 27 characters. NetSuite prefixes the ID with workflowstate when you save.

To edit the script ID for a workflow state:

1. Open the workflow that contains the state that you want to edit. For more information, see Editing a Workflow.

2. Select the state in the diagrammer and click the Edit icon on the State tab in the context panel.

3. Click Change ID.

   

4. In the Change Script ID window, enter a new script ID. You can prefix the ID with an underscore (_) for readability.

   

5. Click Save.

Related Topics

• Working with States
• Creating a State
• Deleting a State
• States Reference

General Notices