Inserting Multistep Tasks 

Prerequisites

You can insert a workflow definition into the workflow definition currently being processed.

You insert a workflow definition (as with creating steps) according to the rules of block orientation.

Procedure

  1. Select a step or an outcome. Consider the positioning rules.

The remaining procedure depends on whether the workflow definition to be inserted is displayed in the task area.

Variant A: Workflow definition displayed in task area:

  1. Select the workflow definition to be inserted in the task area.
  2. In the context menu, choose Include workflow definition.

Variant B: Workflow definition not displayed in task area:

  1. Choose Edit ® Insert multistep task. The dialog box Insert workflow definition in workflow definition is opened.
  2. Choose the multistep task whose workflow definition you want to insert.
  3. Choose the version of this workflow definition.

If the workflow definition to be inserted has container elements in the workflow container, which exist under the same name (but maybe a different type) in the workflow definition currently being processed, you are given the opportunity to rename these container elements. If you rename the container element, all the references throughout the workflow definition are also renamed.

Result

The workflow definition inserted has now become an indistinguishable part of the original workflow definition.

If you want to insert a workflow definition that is to remain recognizable as an independent unit, you must insert an activity with reference to a multistep task into your workflow definition.