Adding work nodes as steps in the process

In the builder, begin to model your process by adding new or existing work nodes to the process.

About this task

In the graphical process builder, you can graphically create or update your process. When you are creating a process, the builder supplies the start node and end node for you.

You can add a work node to a process at any time. You might update a process because the way an enterprise performed a process has changed or no longer exists.

Procedure

Select the type of work node that you want to add to your process.
- In the toolbar, click the icon for the work node.
- Select the work node from the Tools menu.
Click in the builder area where you want to add the work node.
A work node icon displays in the builder and the New Work Basket, New Collection Point, or New Business Application window opens.
Select an existing work node or specify properties to create one.
- Select an existing work node from the Name list. The remaining fields are completed with the previously specified values, which you cannot change from inside the builder. Click OK to save the work node.
- Creating a work basket
- Creating a collection point
- Defining a business application
If you click Cancel, the window closes and does not save the information, but the node appears as a modelled node with a default name. If you do not want the node name to appear, you can select it and click Delete.

What to do next

You can continue modifying the process in the builder.

You can add work nodes by repeating this task.
Restriction: Although you can reuse work nodes in different processes, you can include only one instance of a specific work node in a process.
You can move nodes by dragging and dropping them. If you want to move a work node to a different point in a process, you must first delete any connectors to and from it, otherwise, when you drag the work node, the connectors remain attached to it. After you remove the existing connectors, you can move the work node to the new location and establish new connections at its new location.
You can delete a work node by clicking it and pressing Delete.