In the classic Workflow Center, you can
create a toolkit dependency, change the version of dependency, and delete a toolkit dependency in
the Designer view.
To create a dependency on a toolkit, one or more snapshots of that toolkit must exist. The
dependency is created on a snapshot and library items only from that toolkit snapshot are available
for reuse.
About this task
When you create a dependency on a toolkit, you can use the library items from that toolkit
for the implementation of your current project. For example, after you create a dependency on a
toolkit that includes services, the Designer view automatically makes those services available when
you choose the implementation of activities. After you create a toolkit dependency, you can change
the version and delete it in the Designer view.When you create a toolkit dependency and that
toolkit is subsequently updated, the Designer view displays an icon to indicate that a more recent
snapshot of the toolkit is available. You can choose to upgrade the dependency or to ignore the new
version.
Note: When you change the toolkit snapshot, items in the
application might be affected if the items refer to elements that are not in the new toolkit
snapshot. In such cases, you need to add these elements to the new toolkit snapshot, or modify the
items to fix the reference.
When you delete a toolkit dependency, you must be sure to update any
items in the application that refer to the toolkit elements. For example, if a service from the
toolkit is the implementation for an activity, the implementation is missing or broken as soon as
you remove the toolkit dependency. Missing implementations are marked with alert icons in the
properties for the affected activity.
To create, update, or delete a dependency on a toolkit, complete the following
steps:
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In the Designer view, open the process application or toolkit whose dependencies you want to
modify.
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Follow the required option:
- To create a dependency, click the plus sign next to Toolkits, and
select the snapshot of the toolkit that you want.
- To update or delete a dependency, right-click the toolkit in the desktop Process Designer, or click the arrow next to the toolkit
dependency in the web Process Designer. Choose
Change Version of Dependency or Remove Dependency from
the pop-up menu, as applicable, and select the snapshot that you want.
Note: Only toolkit snapshots that are compatible with your project's target
environment are listed.
Items for the specific toolkit snapshot that carries the dependency are now usable in the
dependent toolkit and parent toolkits or process applications. When you expand
Toolkits, you see the toolkit snapshot that you added. You can click to
expand the toolkit to see the items within it.