Features in the process view
Table 9: Meaning of toolbar icons in the process data form
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Reload process data. |
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Show process data for the current user (object-related process data). |
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Show process data for the selected object (object-related process data). |
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Show processes for related objects. |
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Show substitute processes. |
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Filter process data by status. |
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Show data changes for the current user in the log (user-specific changes). |
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Show data changes to the object selected in the result list in the log (object-related changes). |
Table 10: Items in the process data form context menu
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Search |
The system searches for objects in the process view. |
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Add to favorites |
Adds the selected object to your favorites. |
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Remove from favorites |
Removes the selected object from your favorites. |
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Tasks |
The object's available forms are shown and you can switch to the desired form. |
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Object type:<BaseObject> |
This shows the base object of the triggered process |
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Show process logs |
The log shows the data changes of the selected process (process-related changes). |
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Properties |
Show other properties of the active object. This menu item is only available in expert mode. |
Table 11: Meaning of toolbar icons in the log
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The selected object appears in the document view. |
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The display switches to the originally referenced (old) object and this is shown in document view. |
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The display switches to the newly referenced object and this is shown in document view. |
Configuring process information
To configure the process display in the Manager
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In the Manager, select the Database > Settings menu item.
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On the Functionality tab, configure the following settings in the Process information pane.
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Display complexity: Set the display range. Permitted values are:
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Activities: Activity information (top hierarchy level) is shown.
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Details: Information about activities and their details is shown.
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Single steps: Information about activities, details, and individual steps at the selected depth is shown.
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Single step details: Set the depth of detailed information shown for individual steps. Permitted values are:
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Basic information: Individual steps with a detail depth of basic information are shown.
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Extended information: Single steps with a detail depth of basic information and extended information are shown.
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Complete information: Single steps with a detail depth of Basic information, Supplementary information, and Complete information are shown (technical view).
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Show whole tree: If this option is activated, the entire hierarchy tree automatically opens when the process view is loading. If this option is deactivated, the hierarchy tree is not opened when the process view is loaded.
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Show selected process automatically: If this option is activated, the entire hierarchy tree automatically opened when a process is selected. If this option is deactivated, the hierarchy tree is not opened when a process is selected.
Process information layout
The process information form in the process view provides you with an overview of the actions triggered in the system and the resulting processes. This displays information for the overall process and for the individual steps of a process.
To display the recorded process data:
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To show all the current user's processes, click (user-specific) in the process data form.
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To show all of an object's processes, select the object in the result list and click (object-specific) in the process data form.
The following process data appears:
Table 12: Logged process data
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Activities |
Process data display text for the process. |
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Status |
Process status. |
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Triggered by |
User who triggered the process. |
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Triggered on |
Time of action. |
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Duration |
Processing time. |
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More information |
More information on the status, such as attempts to repeat individual steps or a start time for deferred steps. |
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Process ID |
Unique ID (GenProcID). Changes that can be traced back to a single cause are given the same Process ID and are grouped in this way.
TIP: To copy a process ID, click to select the process ID and copy the process ID to the clipboard using Ctrl + C. |
The following icons are used to identify process statuses:
Table 13: Meaning of the icons for the process statuses
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Processing was completed with success (status Finished). |
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The process is currently being processed (status Active). |
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An error occurred during processing (status Error). |
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Status of processing (status Pending, Delayed, Frozen or Not reached). |
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Process dependent on selected process. |
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Previous substitute process. |
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Next substitute process. |
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Layout of logged data changes
Individual data changes to the process view are displayed in the document view in the form of a log.
To show recorded data changes:
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To show all data changes that were run within a process, select the process in the process data form and click Show logs for this process in the context menu.
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To show all data changes carried out by the current user, click in the process data form.
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To show all of an object's data changes, select the object in the result list and click in the process data form.
The data changes log shows the following information.
Table 14: Information on data changes
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Change history |
This shows the affected object and the changed properties. To give a better overview, objects are grouped according to the table to which the dataset belongs. |
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Change date |
Time of action. |
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Changed by |
User who made the changes. |
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Old value |
Column value before the change. |
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New value |
Column value after the change. |
Table 15: Meaning of icons in the log
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Column |
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Table |
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Foreign key |
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Object |
To track data changes further, you can use the functions below.
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Show a specific object from the change history
Select the entry for the object in the log and click . Loads the object and opens the overview form.
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Show a referenced object from the change history
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Select the entry for the object in the log and click . The display switches to the originally referenced object and opens the overview form.
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Select the entry for the object in the log and click . The display switches to the newly referenced object and opens the overview form.
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