Creating Process Instances
If the loaded process begins with a Start activity, one process instance is created to execute the process definition. Processing continues until the End activity is reached.
If the loaded process begins with a process starter (for example, Adapter Subscriber), the process engine waits for an incoming event before creating a process instance. Each incoming event causes a process instance to be created, and each process instance is listed in the test panel. You can select any process instance in the test panel and view it in the design panel.
You can create new process instances of any loaded process using the Create a Job button in the test panel. Select a process definition in the test panel, then click the Create a Job button. A new process instance for that process definition is created.
You can also select and right-click on a process definition name in the test panel to bring up a popup menu. This menu contains the item Create a Job that performs the same function as the button on the test panel toolbar.