Creating a BPM Using a Template

Scenario

Creating a BPM Based on a Template

1. Log in to the application designer by referring to Logging In to the Application Designer.
2. In the navigation pane, choose BPMs.
3. Click + next to BPM.
4. On the displayed dialog box, select From Template, specify the label and name, and click Select Template.
   Figure 1 Setting the label and name
   

   Table 1 Parameters for creating a BPM

   Parameter	Description
   Label	BPM label, which is displayed on the page and can be modified after being created. Value: 1–80 characters.
   Name	BPM name, which uniquely identifies the BPM in the system and cannot be modified after being created. The naming requirements are as follows: The value cannot exceed 64 characters, including the prefix namespace. To prevent duplicate data names among different tenants, each tenant must define a unique namespace when first creating an application. A tenant can create only one namespace. After being created, the namespace cannot be modified. Start with a letter and can contain only letters, digits, and underscores (_). It cannot end with an underscore (_).
   Description	Description of the BPM. Value: 1–255 characters.

5. On the Select Template page, select a template and click Create.
   Figure 2 Selecting a template
   

6. Create a lane and a work queue by referring to Creating a Work Queue and Defining a Lane.
7. After the BPM is configured, click in the upper part of the page to save it.
8. Click to activate the BPM.

   A BPM can be used in other processes only after it is activated.

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