Working with Process Instances

Each process instance is independent in the test panel. You can start/stop/step through each process instance individually.

When a process instance is running, its description is (running) in the test panel. Once a process instance completes its processing (that is, its End activity is reached), its description is changed to (completed job) in the test panel. If a process instance fails to complete, its description is changed to (failed). You can view any running, completed, or failed job.

When a job is selected in the test panel, its process definition is displayed in the design panel and its description changes from (running), (completed job), or (failed) to (viewed job). The following figure illustrates process instances and their labels in the test panel.

Multiple process instances in the test panel

You can stop the execution of a process instance by selecting it and clicking the Stop the Current Job button in the test panel.

You can delete any completed or failed process instances from the test panel by selecting the process instances and clicking the Delete a Completed Job button .

Note: You can browse or change any process definition or any activity’s configuration while testing, but changes will not take effect during the current testing session. You must exit test mode and re-enter test mode for changes to take effect.