Figure: Process Table in the Process Overview
Process tables in the Stardust portal display available information on processes in the Stardust runtime environment.
Figure: Process Table in the Process Overview
The following sections describe the functionality provided in the process table:
They following details about the process instance and case process instance are displayed by default or can be selected via filter in a process table:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Process | Name of the process instance |
| Process OID | OID of the process instance |
| Priority | Priority of the process (high, normal or low) |
| Descriptors | Descriptors belonging to the process |
| Starting User | User who started the process |
| Start time | Start time of the process instance |
| Duration | Duration of the process in days, hours, minutes and seconds |
| Case Owner | Name of the case owner is displayed if the selected process instance is case process instance |
| Actions | Available actions |
| Status | Status |
| Root Process OID | OID of Root Process |
| End Time | End time of the process instance |
| <custom descriptor> | You can add a separate column for each available descriptor. The column uses the name of the according descriptor. Refer to section Selecting a separate column for a specific descriptor for details. |
| Case Name | Name of the case is displayed if the selected process instance is case process instance |
| Case Description | Description of the case is displayed if the selected process instance is case process instance |
In the Descriptor column, all descriptors of the process, with the exception of descriptors based on Document data, are displayed.
You can add a separate column for each available descriptor. Open the column selector dialog as described in chapter Selecting and Reordering Columns in Tables and select the descriptor. The column uses the name of the according descriptor.
For example select a descriptor named Product in the column selector.
Figure: Select a specific Descriptor
A separate column named Product is displayed.
Figure: A separate column for specific Descriptor is displayed.
Descriptors that are based on Document Data, which could be specific documents or process attachments configured as descriptors, are displayed in separate columns. The according descriptor name appears as the column header. The column entry displays the Document name preceeded by the appropriate MIME type icon.
Figure: Separate Columns for example Document Descriptors
Clicking on the Document entry opens the Document in the Document Viewer.
Figure: Open the Document in the Document Viewer
The following actions are available in the toolbar for processes selected in the table:
In case you have the permission to abort the according process, the Abort Process icon in the toolbar is enabled.
To abort one or more process(es), select them and click
the abort button (
) on top of the table.
For details on aborting process instances, refer to chapter Aborting Process Instances.
In case you want to abort an existing process instance and start another process, click the down arrow icon and select Abort Process and Start option from the toolbar.
To abort multiple processes, press Ctrl and select the processes. Then, click on the down arrow icon and select the Abort Process and Start option from the Toolbar. Please refer to chapter Aborting a Process and Starting a new Instance for detail information.
Figure: Abort Process and Start
In case you want to abort an existing process instance and join another process, click the down-arrow icon displayed next to the Abort icon and choose Abort Process and Join option from the toolbar. Please refer to the chapter Aborting and Joining Processes for detail information.
Figure: Abort Process and Join
On top of the table you also find a button to recover processes
selected in the table. In the Select part, select all
processes you like to recover and click the 
button. Refer to chapter
Recovering Process Instances for
details on the recover action.
In case you have the permission to modify process instances, the entries for the priorities provide a drop-down list with the predefined priorities High, Normal and Low. To modify the priority, click the arrow on the right side of the priority and select one of the provided priorities.
Figure: Set the Priority of a Process Instance.
To save the changed priorities, select the Save Priority Changes icon above the processes table, as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure: Save Priority Settings.
Refer to chapter Modifying Process Priorities for details on changing priorities and required authorization.
You can group related processes in a case using the Case Menu.
Figure: Case Menu
The Case Menu contains two options:
Figure: Case Menu - Options
Please refer to chapter Grouping Root Process Instances under a new Case Process for detailed information.
Clicking on the Process Details icon invokes the Process Details View.
Figure: Open the Process Details View.
Refer to chapter Viewing Process Details for detailed information on this view.
In case you have the permission to abort the according process (Abort Process Instances), the Abort icon in the Actions column is enabled. Refer to the section Authorization for Process Definitions of chapter Authorization in the Stardust Online Documentation - Modeling Guide Authorization for Process Definitions of chapter Authorization in the Modeling Guide for detailed information on this permission.
To abort a process, click the Abort Process icon in the Actions column:
Figure: Abort the Process.
For details on terminating process instances, refer to chapter Aborting Process Instances.
In case you want to abort an existing process instance and start another process, click the down-arrow icon displayed next to the Abort icon and choose Abort Process and Start option from the toolbar. Please refer to chapter Aborting a Process and Starting a new Instance for detail information.
Figure: Abort Process and Start
In case you want to abort an existing process instance and join another process, click the down-arrow icon displayed next to the Abort icon and choose Abort Process and Join option from the toolbar. Please refer to the chapter Aborting and Joining Processes for detail information.
Figure: Abort Process and Join
Click the Recover Process icon to recover a process:
Figure: Recover a Process
Refer to chapter Recovering Process Instances for details on the recover action.
Click the diagram icon on the left side of your process name to invoke the Process Diagram dialog:
Figure: Open the Process Diagram
Refer to the section Show Process Diagram for detailed information on the Process Diagram and about which properties to configure to enable this functionality.
In case the visibility of the Gantt Chart button is enabled, you find this icon on the left side of the process name:
Figure: Open the Gantt Chart View
By selecting this button you can open the Gantt Chart View. Refer to chapter Viewing the Gantt Chart of a Process Instance for details.
To view or add new notes pertaining to the according process, select the Notes icon.
Figure: Open the Notes View.
Refer to chapter Adding and Viewing Notes for detailed information on adding and viewing notes.
You have the option to filter the data in the following columns:
Select the filter icon to open the filter dialog, which is described for the different filter types in chapter Filtering Data Entries.
You have the option to select the columns to be displayed in
the table and reorder them. Click the Select Columns
icon 
to open
the Select Columns dialog, which is described
in detail in chapter
Selecting and Reordering Columns in Tables.
The column selection preferences set for a process table applies to all newly opened process views except the Process Search view. The Process Search view Processes table has its independent column selection.
Figure: Select Columns Dialog
A special case for sorting is the <descriptors> columns. Worklists can be sorted and filtered on descriptors, if they either contain only activity instances from one process definition or process definitions with descriptors based on the same data. Please note that these columns cannot be sorted or filtered on descriptor values, in case the descriptor for all listed process definitions or activities pertaining to process instances is based on different data or attributes.
Detailed information on a process instance, including data on all activity instances belonging to this process and all log entries created during their execution, can be requested by inspecting the process log entries. To view the process details, click on the Process Details icon in the Actions column as described in section Viewing Process Details or directly click on the process name in the Process column.
Figure: Open the Process Details view by clicking the process name.
A separate view, the Process Details View opens, displaying the process instance details:
Figure: Process Details View
Refer to chapter Viewing Process Details for detailed information on this view.