Invoke Business Process

This activity starts a process automation business process with a set of initial process variables.

To set up this activity:

1. Drag the activity from the toolbox pane and drop it in the Designer pane.
2. In the properties pane, type a name and description of the activity.
   
3. In the Business Process property box, click Select a business process to choose which process to execute.
   • Search through the available processes by typing part of the process name to shorten the list.
   • If the desired process does not appear in the list, click Manage business processes to open the Manage page, find the process, and verify that it has been published with the Allow this business process to be started by other processes option selected in Process Details.
   • Once completed, click the refresh button to refresh the list of available processes.
4. Once selected, the Input values of the process are listed.
   • Mark the check box for values that should be passed to the business process.
   • Click the Value of a parameter to assign a static value or token to send to the invoked process.
   • To view or edit the selected process, click Open selected business process to open it in another Design window.

     Note: Only values that are checked in the list will be passed to the process.

5. Mark the check box for Wait for the invoked process to finish running before continuing to run the current workflow if additional processing and/or return values are expected.

   Note: Only values that are checked in the list will be stored as tokens and available to the current workflow.

You may want to disable activities if you only want to test specific sections of your workflow. To disable activities:

1. Select an activity in the designer pane to highlight it.
2. In the Description property box, clear Enable.