Aborting a Process and Starting a new Instance

In some cases you like to switch an in-scope process instance to a different or the same process definition. You can use the Abort Process and Start dialog for this purpose. When you abort an existing process instance and start another, the data associated with the aborted process is passed by copy to the newly created process. For more information, refer to section Data Copy/Mapping Semantic of chapter Configuring Subprocess Activities in the Stardust Documentation - Modeling Guide. Data Copy/Mapping Semantics of chapter Configuring Subprocess Activities in the Modeling Guide.

So, the Abort Process and Start option:

• Starts a new process instance in the selected process definition
• Copies data from the source (in scope) Process Instance to the newly started process instance
• Aborts the in-scope process instance

Note that the Abort Process Instances and the Abort and Start permissions are required. If these permissions are not granted to the logged in user then the Abort and Start option is disabled. For more information, please refer to the chapter Managing Authorization. Also, refer to chapter Authorization in the Stardust Documentation - Modeling Guide. Authorization of the Modeling Guide.

• Invoking Abort and Start
• Using the Abort and Start Dialog
• Viewing the Linked Processes
• Aborting and Starting Multiple Processes
• Abort and Start Learning Video

Invoking Abort and Start

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 in the activity execution view.

Figure: Abort Process and Start

Using the Abort and Start Dialog

The Abort Process and Start dialog opens

1. Select the new process from the drop-down list. The Select Process drop-down lists only the startable processes as defined by manual triggers. Note that the target process can also be an instance of the source process.
2. You can specify a reason for aborting and starting the new process in the Link Comment box.
3. Click OK

Figure: Abort Process and Start dialog

The Information dialog box displays the aborted process and started process details.

Figure: Abort Process and Start dialog

Click Yes if you want to view the newly started process. The Worklist view displays the newly started process.

Figure: Worklist View - Started Process

Note that links are established between the root process of the source process instance and the target process instance, which can be a sub-process.

Viewing the Linked Processes

You can view the root process from which the new process has started in the Process Details view of the process instance in the Linked Processes section. Refer to chapter Linked Processes for details.

Figure: Linked Processes

When any process is aborted and started the source process instance and the target process instance are linked via specific link types.

The Link Type of the target process instance shows where it is switched from or migrated from:

• Switched From - in case the target process was not an instance of the source process
• Migrated From - in case the target process was an instance of the source process

The Link Type of the source process instance shows where it is switched to or migrated to:

• Switched To - in case the target process was not an instance of the source process
• Migrated To - in case the target process was an instance of the source process

The term Switch stands for Abort and Start operation. Notice that the status is displayed as Active of the target process.

Aborting and Starting Multiple Processes

You can abort and start multiple processes at a time. But before aborting and starting multiple processes, the following conditions should be fulfilled.

Figure: Aborting and Starting Multiple Processes

• All the selected processes should be from same model and model version. If the selected processes are not from same model version following validation message is displayed.

  
  Figure: Abort and Start Confirmation Dialog - Validation

• In case you select one process with Active state and another process with Abort state, the following message is displayed.

  
  Figure: Processes with Active and Abort State

• If you click Yes, the Abort Process and Start dialog is displayed for active processes. Already aborted processes are not displayed.

• If you are not authorized to abort the process, the following message is displayed.

  
  Figure: Multiple Abort without Authorization for One of the Process

Abort and Start Learning Video

The following training video demonstrates how to abort a process and start an alternative processing with its data and documents:

• Abort and Start (7 minutes)

Note that this video was created in an earlier Stardust version than the current. Some functionality or design might have changed meanwhile.

You find more training videos for related and other topics on our Self-Learning Trainings Stardust Wiki page.