General Tab

App Portal 7.5

On the General tab of the Workflow Properties dialog box, you specify a workflow name and description and identify the process type.

Workflow Properties Dialog Box / General Tab

The General tab of the Workflow Properties dialog box includes the following properties:

Workflow Properties Dialog Box / General Tab

Property

Description

Workflow Name

Friendly name of the workflow (e.g. Finance Workflow, Engineering Application workflow, Expensive Software workflow).

Workflow Description

Provide details about the workflow and its use.

Process Type

Select one of the following:

• Linear—The approval process functions in a linear fashion. Each approver must approve the request in order as defined in each workflow step.
• Pool—Anyone in any workflow step can approve the request. It takes only one approver to approve the request. All approvers will be notified of the request.
• Pool within Group—This option will allow anyone within a workflow to approve the request before it is forwarded to the next workflow step.

Allow requester to define workflow

Enables the requester to change who the members of the workflow step are.

Force requester to define workflow

Forces the requester to define the workflow members.

See Also

Managing Approval Workflows

About Approval Workflows

Creating a New Approval Workflow

Setting Additional Workflow Step Properties

App Portal 7.5 Configuration Guide

December 21, 2012

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