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Take Action on Multiple Process Instances Simultaneously

When you view instances of processes with any filter in Process Instances pane, you can take a selected action on multiple instances simultaneously. When you select instances in different states, actions that apply to the state of at least one of the selected instances are displayed for selection. Consider the following example:

When you select the process instances in the Completed, Blocked, and Waiting states, the right-click menu displays the following actions:

• Archive
• Abort
• Suspend

Refresh is available in all multiselect cases. The actions that are displayed are based on applicability to at least one of the states; for example:

• Archive applies to objects in Completed state.
• Abort and Suspend apply to objects in Blocked state and Waiting state.

If you select Suspend in this example, the objects currently in Blocked and Waiting states would change to the Suspended state. The object in Completed state would be unaffected.

Consider the case where you are denied permission to run the Abort command for a process instance such as process_1514.

• If you right-click process_1514 alone, the Abort command is disabled.
• If you select multiple rows and you have permission to use Abort on at least one instance, the Abort command is enabled.
• If you select Abort, the action applies only to the instances for which you have permissions to use the abort action.

Export instance definition is the exception to the multiselect rule. This action is available only when you select a single row.

Use standard Windows multiselect procedures to select such rows in a block or select multiple rows individually. Most multiselect options are available in the Process Instances pane. Client.

• To select a block of rows, click the block start row, then hold down the Shift key while you click the block end row.
• To select discontinuous rows, click a row, then press and hold the Ctrl key while you click additional rows.
• To select contiguous rows following a selected row, hold down the Shift key while you press the down arrow key for each row to select.
• To select contiguous rows preceding a selected row, hold down the Shift key while you press the up arrow key for each row to select.

Select multiple instances in the detail pane of process Instances and then right-click and select one of the available commands.

Abort

Aborts the selected Process instances that are in one or more of the following states:

• Blocked
• Running
• Suspended
• Waiting

Archive

Archives the selected Process instances that are in one or more of the following states:

• Aborted
• Completed
• Failed

Suspend

Suspends execution of the selected process instances that are in one or more of the following states:

• Blocked
• Running
• Waiting