Process nodes

A node is a graphical element that represents a point in your business process. Nodes are added at specific points in your business process to denote the entry of a record into the business process.

You can add nodes from the Workflow Designer (Advanced) palette onto the canvas. You can add any number of nodes to a process, but if a process exceeds 50 – 100 nodes, consider breaking the process into subprocesses to simplify management and maintenance.

As nodes are added to the canvas, a name and number are assigned to each node. The name describes the type of node and the number indicates the order in which the node was added to the canvas. You can modify the name of a node when you configure the node properties.

All nodes have properties. You configure nodes by modifying the properties to match your business requirements. You specify properties for a node in the Properties window for the node. Each node must be configured individually. You can configure nodes at any point while you build a process, but as a best practice, configure nodes as you add them to the canvas.

Flyover on each of the nodes shows a summary of the properties for that node without invoking the properties dialogs.

The Workflow Designer (Advanced) application includes a number of nodes that represent various points in your business process. See the Connection lines topic for more information on the types of nodes included and rules for connection lines.