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Use

You can execute workflows and tasks using individual test data. If a start transaction or start form is defined for starting a workflow, this is executed during the test. If the workflow or task is started by a triggering event, you must manually enter values for the import parameters that are normally entered by a binding from the event container.

To start execution, you must be a possible agent for the workflow or task.

Caution

You should only use this function in a development system.

Features

In the Workflow field, you can enter the ID of the workflow or the task to be started. This ID consists of two characters for the task type and an eight-digit number. The task type is identified by:

  • TS (for standard tasks) and T (for customer tasks)

  • WS (for workflow templates) and WF (for workflow tasks)

    When you enter a customer task, you must enter a blank between the T and the eight-digit number.

    Note

    To ensure that the respective current organizational plan is taken into account when the task or workflow is started, refresh the organizational environment.

On the Input Data tab page, the workflow container or task container is displayed with the current container values. You can enter values required for execution by double-clicking in the relevant container element. You can save a container modified in this way, and re-use it for further tests. Choosing Initial Data re-enters the standard values in the container.

On the tab page Deadline Data, you can enter deadlines for the execution of the workflow or task.

Note

If a monitored deadline is missed during execution, the relevant recipient of missed deadline messages is notified by email. This recipient is saved as a rule for tasks in the task definition, and for workflows in the basic data.

On the tab page Outbox, all workflows and tasks previously started by you are displayed. All functions of the workflow outbox are displayed.

On the tab page ad hoc agents, you can determine the recipients of the step for whom ad hoc agent functions are activated. If this is not the case for any steps, this tab page is not displayed.

The selected workflow or task is started using . After the start, you can go to the Business Workplace, the task definition, or to the graphical or standard workflow log.

Note

At the start of execution, you can choose whether to write a workflow trace, or whether debugging is to be facilitated by background steps. These alternatives for execution are available in the Workflow menu.

Activities

You can access the test environment for starting workflows by choosing Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step Business Workflow Next navigation step Development Next navigation step Runtime Tools Next navigation step Start Workflow (Test Environment) End of the navigation path or from the Workflow Builder by selecting .