Now let’s create a Simple Approval Workflow!
- Click the Create Workflow button to open the Create Dialog
2. Enter the name and description you want to give your workflow. Once complete, click Submit.
3. The dialog will close and the Workflow editor will open.
4. Start by dragging a Start step onto the canvas
5. You can now start dragging and dropping your Status steps on to the canvas.
6. Rename these Statuses by Double-click on them and editing the field.
7. Once renamed, you can begin configuring the Status settings.
8. When your Statuses have been configured, you can now move on to setting up the Review.
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Page Approval: reviewer settings for the current approval step. |
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Approval Stage: there must be two ports: approve or reject. |
9. Link your workflow steps together by clicking the port on the around of the step and attaching it to the next step.
Note: you can delete connectors by pressing Backspace on your keyboard.
Note: if the connection is incorrect, there will be an error message.
10. Your workflow is now complete and ready to go! Click Save Workflow to begin using it on your pages.
Workflow Connector Keyboard Shortcuts
There are a number of keyboard shortcuts available when using the workflow connectors and these include:
- Deleting a connector - press Backspace
- Copy connectors - press CTRL / CMD + C
- Paste connectors - press CTRL / CMD + V
Additional Features of the Editor
Zoom
To zoom in and out of the editor you can either use the buttons or scroll Up/Down with your mouse.
Fit
You can click the fit button to quickly restore the initial size.
Undo / Redo
You can also undo and redo previous operations.
