Modifying an existing configuration

You can modify an existing configuration profile to change the profile property values or the property values of a task in the profile. For example, you can edit the task properties to correct errors that were found when you ran a task.

About this task

You can use the IBM® Business Automation Workflow Case configuration tool to create a profile and edit a few properties in the profile and its tasks, and then save the profile without entering values for each of the properties. You can then open the profile later and edit the values to replace the default values or to change your previous values. If you did not run any of the tasks successfully yet, you can make unlimited modifications to the property values.

Editing some task values and running the task again on a working system can significantly affect your development environment or production environment. For example, if you change the name of the case management design object store after you create solutions, you lose access to your solution templates, to any existing connection definitions, and to related data in the previous design object store. To restore access, you must set the name of the case management design object store back to the original value.

Procedure

To modify an existing configuration profile:

  1. If your configuration profile is not open in the Case configuration tool, open the profile:
    1. Click File > Open Profile.
    2. Enter the path to the profile or click Browse to locate the profilename.cfgp profile file.
      For example, select the myDevelopment1.cfgp file.
    3. Click OK.
  2. Optional: If needed, edit the profile property values:
    1. Click File > Edit Profile Properties.
    2. Edit the existing property values.
      Tip: Click Next to view all properties.
    3. Click Finish.
      The properties are saved to the configuration XML file, but the property changes are not applied until you run the task that uses the properties.
  3. Edit the property values for a specific task in the profile:
    1. Right-click the task name in the profile pane and select Edit Task.
    2. Edit the existing property values.
    3. Click File > Save to save your changes.
    4. Apply the property changes by right-clicking the task name in the profile pane and selecting Run Task.
      Running the configuration task can take several minutes. The task execution status messages are displayed in the console pane below the connection properties.