Reusing resources with subprocesses

Description	Deciding when to use a sub-process
Version as of	8.4
Application	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

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.

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

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.