Adding an existing FileNet P8 process as an activity

You can create an activity for a case type from a FileNet P8 process.

Before you begin

Before you can add an existing FileNet P8 process as an activity, you must import one or more processes into a global workflow process collection for the solution by using IBM® FileNet Process Designer.

About this task

Important: You can change the selected process if you edit the activity, but if you select a different process you must map properties again.

Procedure

To add an existing workflow as an activity:

  1. From the Activities page, click Add Activity > Activity with Existing FileNet P8 Process.
    If Activity with Existing FileNet P8 Process is not available, then no process is associated with the solution.
    Tip: If you want to add the process as a subtask inside a container activity, open the container activity first. Then, click Add Subtask > Subtask with Existing FileNet P8 Process.
  2. In the General window, specify the name, unique identifier, a description (optional), define how the activity starts, and assign the activities to a set (optional).
  3. In the Preconditions window, define any preconditions that are required before the activity can start.
  4. In the Select Process window, select the workflow to reuse.
  5. In the Map Properties window, map process data fields to solution properties:
    1. Select a process data field name from the reused workflow.
    2. Select a solution property name to map to the selected process data field name.
      Property names must match the data type and number of values (single value or multivalue) of the selected data field. After selecting a data field name, only valid matching properties are displayed in the Case type property name menu.
    3. To add the selected mapping to the property map, click the plus (+) icon.
  6. Optional: Click Finish or proceed to the final step.
  7. Optional: In the Design Comment window, add a design comment that explains the reasons this activity was created, or what the imported process does, or how it works with the solution, for example.
  8. Click Finish.

Results

You can edit the activity in Case Builder, but you can edit the reused process only in IBM FileNet Process Designer.