Using the StarTeam Workflow Designer

StarTeam Workflow Designer allows you to create workflows using a graphical environment in which you draw boxes that represent the steps of the workflow and connect those boxes with directed lines or arrows (called links). The steps and links represent the paths that an item can take through the workflow.

StarTeam Workflow Designer meets both the simplest and most complex workflow needs. Using StarTeam Workflow Designer, you can:

• Create workflow models with any number of sequenced steps.
• Create steps that must begin or be completed before a specific amount of time has elapsed.
• Create steps that redirect workflow based on certain conditions.
• Indicate how the APE will display fields for a step: what fields will be required, disabled, or hidden.
• Set the list of users or user groups to be asked to accept responsibility for an item while that item is in a specific workflow step.
• Set the list of authorized users or user groups for a workflow step. Only authorized team members can edit an item that is at this step in the workflow.
• Specify who will be notified about the status of an item and any exceptions that occur while the item is being processed.
• Define the format of email notifications.
• Create enumerated properties or add values to the workflow control property if necessary.