Process execution controls

Infor Process Designer has a set of commands for controlling the execution of a process so that you can potentially isolate a problem with a process. These commands allow you to do things such as start, pause, resume a process, skip to a particular activity node in a process and so on.

Available commands appear as icons on the Designer toolbar. Hover over an icon for a text description.

The Run to this activity command is an exception. This command is available only by right-clicking the activity that you want to use it with.


Command	What it does
Run process	Starts the execution of a process and is available only if the process is currently not running or paused. Note: A process can be run locally or on the server, depending on the Run Mode. The default mode is Local. If you select Server and the process has not previously been run on the server, you will be prompted to save the process to the server. See Run process.
Stop process	Submits a request to stop the running process. The process will usually stop after the current activity node, but will not cause an active activity node to stop while it is running.
Pause process	This command will cause a running process to pause after the currently running activity node.
Resume process	This command resumes a paused process, continuing from the point that it was paused.
Execute current activity	This command performs a "single step", causing the currently paused process to execute the activity node it is currently paused at, and then pauses the process once again.
Run to this activity	Creates a temporary "run to" breakpoint at the specified activity node. If the process is not running, the process will start and run to the specified point (assuming the logic in the process will cause that activity node to execute). If the process is currently paused, the process will resume and run to the specified point. Note: this command is available only as a context menu of the activity node in the graphical editor. Right click the activity node icon in the graphical editor and select "Debug" to access this command.
Go to this activity	This command alters the execution of the currently paused process. The process continues execution at the specified activity node, instead of the activity it is currently paused at. Note: This command is available only as a context menu of the activity node in the graphical editor. Right click on the activity node icon in the graphical editor and select "Debug" to access this command.