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Table 2-3. Schema Elements and Icons (Continued)
Schema Element
Name Description Icon
Icon Location in Workflow
editor
Asynchronous
Workflows
Starts a workflow asynchronously. When a
workflow reaches an asynchronous
workflow element, it starts that workflow
and continues its own run. The original
workflow does not wait for the called
workflow to finish before continuing.
Action & Workflow
workflow palette
Schedule Workflow Creates a task to run the workflow at a set
time, then the workflow continues its run.
Action & Workflow
workflow palette
Nested Workflows Starts several workflows simultaneously.
You can choose to nest local workflows and
remote workflows that are in a different
Orchestrator server. You can also run
workflows with different credentials. The
workflow waits until all the nested
workflows complete before it continues its
run.
Action & Workflow
workflow palette
Schema Element Properties
Schema elements have properties that you can define and edit in the Schema tab of the workflow palette.
Edit a Schema Element's Global Properties
You define a schema element's global properties in the schema element's Info tab.
Prerequisites
The Schema tab of the workflow editor must contain elements.
Procedure
1 Click the Schema tab in the workflow editor.
2 Select an element to edit by clicking a schema element in the workflow schema.
The schema element's properties tabs appear at the bottom of the workflow editor.
3 Click the Info tab.
4 Provide a name for the schema element in the Name text box.
This is the name that appears in the schema element in the workflow schema diagram.
5 Click the Interaction text box and select a description from the list.
The Interaction property allows you to select between standard descriptions of how this element interacts
with objects outside of the workflow. This property is for information only.
6 (Optional) Click Color to change the background color of the schema element.
You can highlight certain sections of the schema by changing the color of individual workflow elements.
7 Provide a business status description in the Business Status text box.
The Business Status property is a brief description of what this element does. When a workflow is running,
the workflow token shows the Business Status of each element as it runs. This feature is useful for tracking
workflow status.
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