Copying Custom Processes

You create a duplicate of an existing custom process to make minor changes.

Prerequisites

You have assigned the roles and groups required to perform the operation.

For more information, see Standard Roles and Groups.
You have permission CustomProcess(Manage).

For more information, see Standard Permissions.
You know the constraints that you want to use for the custom process.

For more information, see Constraints.
You know the operators for refining constraints.

For more information, see Constraint Operators.
Optional: You have configured custom operations.

For more information, see Creating Custom Operations.
Optional: You have assigned entities to relations.

For more information, see Assigning Entities to Custom Relations.

Procedure

Choose Automation Studio Custom Process.
In the Actions column of the custom process you want to copy, choose  Copy custom process.
Optional: Add further operations to the custom process or edit existing process steps on the Steps tab.
To edit the general properties, choose the General tab.
Adapt the name for the custom process.
Optional: Enter a description to provide more information about the steps contained in the custom process.
Adapt the entity type for which you define the custom process. You have the following options:
- System
- Instance
- Host
- Virtual Element
Define the group for the custom process. You have the following options:
- Choose an existing group.
- Enter a name, to create a new group.

Select the permission required to execute the custom process. You have the following options:

Required Permission	Description
None	To execute the custom process, the user must have permission: SafeCustomProcess(Execute).
Normal	To execute the custom process, the user must have permission: CustomProcess(Execute).
Forced	To execute the custom process, the user must have permission: ForcedCustomProcess(Execute).
Critical	To execute the custom process, the user must have permission: CriticalCustomProcess(Execute).

Optional: To ignore the security setting Skip Authorization Checks for Operations within Custom Processes for this custom process, select the Ignore Global Security Setting: Skip Authorization Checks for Operations within Custom Processes checkbox and choose one of the following options:
- To perform an authorization check for operations within the custom process, select the Check Authorizations Required for Operations within the Custom Processs radio button.
- To skip the authorization checks for operations within the custom process, select the Ignore Authorizations Required for Operations within the Custom Process radio button.
Optional: Specify whether you want to release this custom process:
- To make this custom process available on the operation screens and release it for execution, select the Released checkbox.
- To make this custom process available only for users authorized to manage custom processes, keep the Released checkbox deselected. The custom process will not be available on the operations screens for users that are not authorized to manage custom processes.
Optional: To perform the custom process on more than one entity, select the Also Valid for Mass Operations checkbox.
Optional: To prevent a standalone execution of this custom process, select the Not applicable for Standalone Execution checkbox.

In order to execute custom processes that are not applicable for standalone execution, you have to add these custom processes as custom process step to another custom process.
Optional: Edit the constraints on the Constraints tab.
Save the custom process.

SAP Landscape Management 3.0, Enterprise Edition

Copying Custom Processes

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