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When you create a project, IBM® Business Automation Workflow creates a single default branch named Main. After branches are enabled for a project, you can create additional branches.

Before you begin

Enable branches and use a snapshot as the basis for a new branch.

About this task

If a project contains Business Automation Workflow advanced content, before you create branches ensure that projects are brought into IBM Integration Designer so you can create the default library and module. For information about the known limitations of working with advanced content in Workflow Center, see Limitations when working with process applications and toolkits.

Procedure

To create branches in the classic Workflow Center, complete the following steps:

  1. Select the Process apps or Toolkits tab.
  2. Select the project that you want to create a new branch for.
  3. If a snapshot doesn't exist, click Main and then click Create a snapshot.
  4. Select the menu of the snapshot and select New branch .
    Note: The New branch option is available only if an administrator enabled branches for the project.
  5. Enter a name and a description, and click Save.
    When you create a branch, Workflow Center displays a drop-down menu for the project where you can select the branch that you want.
    Note: An acronym is automatically generated for the branch. The acronym for the new branch is derived from the first character of each word in the branch name. For example, if the branch name is My New Branch, an acronym of MNT is automatically generated. The acronym is used to differentiate multiple versions of a project. For more information, see Naming conventions.
    If you are creating a branch for a case project, select an existing project area. You can create only one branch for each project area and an error appears when there are no project areas available. To learn more about creating new project areas, see Creating a list of object store properties and document classes by using the command line.
  6. To open the new branch in the Designer view in IBM Process Designer, click Open in Designer.