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In the Ribbon, go to the Home tab and click the Process button in the Processes group.
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In the Configuration Components pane, right-click on any process or the Processes folder and
select Insert > Insert Process or Insert Self Replicating Process.
Regardless of the method, a new process is created with a default name (Process1, Process2, etc), an
Input task and an Output task. The defaults are configurable in the "Default configuration behavior pref-
erences" on page641 screen.
Note: While a configuration is limited to a maximum of 512 processes, any given process can
have as many tasks as necessary (see: "About Tasks" on page286).
Adding a startup process
You may create a startup process in two different ways.
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In the Ribbon, go to the Home tab and click the Startup Process button in the Processes
group.
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In the Configuration Components pane, right-click on any process or the Processes folder and
select Insert > Insert Startup Process.
In addition, you may convert a regular process into a startup process:
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Right-click a regular process and select Startup to convert the process into a startup process.
Note that a self-replicating process can't be converted into a startup process.
Adding a subprocess
To add a PlanetPress Workflow subprocess:
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In the Ribbon, go to the Home tab and click the Subprocess button in the Processes group.
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In the Configuration Components pane, right-click on the Subprocesses folder and select
Insert > Insert Subprocess.
Tip: A branch in a process can be converted into a subprocess; see "Converting a branch
to a subprocess" on page116.
Editing a process
Designing a process is done by dragging tasks from the Plug-In Bar onto the process in the Process
area. Each task then needs to be configured via the Task properties dialog (see "About Tasks" on
page286). For a list of all operations you can perform on tasks in the Process area, please refer to "The
Process area" on page739.
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