Navigating the Process Tab

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Navigating the Process Tab

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“Process” Tab

This section presents process groups available for use within the project, such as “Branch”; “Variables”; “Mathematics”; etc. The processes contained in each group are displayed in the lower tab section - the Process Display section. See Adding and Editing Processes.

Process Display section

This lower section displays all the processes contained in the process group that is selected in the "Process" tab.

Ex: The illustration displays the processes included in the "Mathematics" process group which is selected above, in the "Process" tab.

See Adding and Editing Processes.

 

 

The "Favorites" process group is where the most utilized processes can be added by the developer.

 

To Add a Process to the "Favorites" Process Group

 

Select the desired process, right-click it and select “Add to Favorite”. This can be done in two places:

 

In the "Process Display Section":

Right-click the intended process and select the “Add to Favorite” option.

 

 

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Within any Process List (which can be accessed in every "Actions" tab).

Right-click the intended process and select the “Add to Favorite” option.

 

 

 

To Remove a Process from the "Favorites" Process Group

 

1. Open the "Favorites" process group.

 

2. Right-click the process to remove and select “Remove from Favorites”.

 

 

 

To Access the Processes in the "Favorites" Process Group

 

Use one of the following to access your "favorite" processes:

 

Drag-and-drop the intended process from the Process Display section (located to the right of the Working Area).

 

In the Editing Bar, expand the button's drop-down and select a process from that list. See Detail of the Editing Bar.

 

Click , in the Editing Bar, to open a Process List (see Detail of a Process List), expand the "Favorites" group and select the desired process.

 

Double-click the row that will receive the process. In the resulting Process List (see Detail of a Process List), open the "Favorites" group and select the desired process.

 

Use the menu that appears after right-clicking the selected row and select the option. This opens a Process List (see Detail of a Process List), where you can expand the "Favorites" group and select the intended process. See Detail of the "Right-click Menu".

 

 

If required, use the Drag-and-Drop mechanism to organize the order of the processes included in the "Favorites" process group.