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Enable Process Definitions

Important! Before performing this step, whether you are upgrading or installing for the first time, review Events, Rules, Actions, and Process Definitions for important background information!

Enabling process definitions is a required task to use CA Workflow features and functions, including CA Workflow-driven approval.

To enable process definitions

  1. Select Home, Administration, Tools.
  2. On the left pane, click Links.
  3. In the CA Workflow box, click IDE.

    The CA Workflow IDE is started.

  4. Click the Process Definition link on the top left section of the screen.

    The process definitions are displayed.

  5. Scroll to the process definitions whose names begin with the "USD_" and "USM_" prefix.

    These are the CA Service Catalog process definitions. You may also have other process definitions installed for other CA products.

  6. Click and select a process definition to see its list of versions.

    The version list appears under the name of the process definition, on the left side of the screen.

  7. Select the version that you want to enable (typically the latest version), right-click, and select Properties.

    The Version dialog appears.

  8. To enable this version, check Active. To disable it, un-check Active.

For more information about using the CA Workflow IDE, see the CA Workflow IDE Online Help.