8.4

While renaming a variable will correctly rename all references to it in task properties or wherever else it is
used in a task, it will not change the references in any script within a Run Script task. Deleting a variable, on
the other hand, does not delete any reference to it. In both the case where a script refers to a variable and it
is renamed, or in the case of deleting a variable, any task or script that refers to it will cease to function and
will generate an error.
You can set the value of a variable within your process in two ways:
l Use the Set Job Info and Variable action task. See "Set Job Infos and Variables" on page 265.
l You can use Scripts. See the chapter "Using Scripts" on page 77.
Variables may be used as variable properties in variable property boxes (see Variable Properties).
Activate or Deactivate a Process
All processes are Active by default, but you may make any PlanetPress Workflow process Inactive as
required. Because making a process active or inactive is a change in the configuration, to make the change
effective you will have to send the edited configuration to your PlanetPress Workflow service (See "Send
your Configuration" on page 10).
To activate or deactivate a process:
1.
Right-click the process in question in the Configuration Components pane
2. Click Active to disable or enable the process.
3. Send your configuration.
Note
If you try to send a configuration that contains only inactive processes, the PlanetPress Workflow
Configuration program will ask you to confirm the operation (this can be changed in the Notification
User Options).
Convert a Branch to a Subprocess
To allow for maximum flexibility and backward compatibility with the subprocess feature, the Convert to
subprocess option lets users transform existing processes easily. This option is available whenever a
Branch task is selected; right-clicking on it will display the contextual menu, which holds the Convert to
subprocess option.