When to use sub-processes

When to use sub-processes

Description	Deciding when to use a sub-process
Version as of	8.4
Application	Pega Platform
Capability/Industry Area	Case Management

In addition to reusing standard work processes, subprocesses enable you to run a common process against each item in a list of embedded data objects. Use a common collection of assignments, automations, and decisions to run against a list of data objects.

For example, in a purchase order case type that includes a list of line items, run a subprocess to update the inventory totals based on the quantity purchased for each product in the list of line items.

Related information

• Building case types
• Subprocesses
• Calling one process from another process

The actions that are taken during a stage, in parallel or one after another. Processes can include assignments, automations, decisions, and sub-processes

A business solution that automates workflows in your organization. Multiple, unrelated applications can be hosted in the same system. You create an application by running the New Application wizard.

A method of delivering goal-oriented results by handling business cases from start to a resolution and combining human actions with digital automations. In case management, you use data and people that are involved in a business process to visualize and model work, so that you can prepare a set of actions that lead to your objective. For example, you can model a process of approving candidates after reviewing job applications, from collecting documents from a candidate, through the job interview, to the final approval.

An ordered sequence of rules to run. In each step of a collection, you can define a precondition that is evaluated before execution, and a response action that runs after the step is completed.

Also known as a "subflow", a subprocess is a flow that is called by another flow. Subprocesses are represented by the Subprocess, Split Join, or Split For Each shapes in a flow diagram.