Basic introduction to process steps and groups

When you open a process in SolveXia, it appears along the bottom of the screen as a series of steps and groups. This article walks through the basics of how a process is represented. 

Walkthrough of steps and groups

1. A process is represented as a series of steps along the bottom of the designer view interface and starts at step 1.1 and then on to step 1.2 and so-on. 

2. Each step can either be used to input data or do some kind of action (e.g. manipulate data, send an email etc.). You can get a sense of the purpose of each step by reading its name:

Example 1 - Step for inputting data:

Example 2 - Step for doing some kind of action:

3. Click on a step to open it in the workspace:

4. Steps are organised into groups to make the process easier to read and understand:

Tips and Tricks

By default, each step runs after the previous one has completed (this can be changed using the step dependencies).