To configure a DPA in a flow, open the flow editor to the Process Flow Modeler tab and proceed as follows:
- Place a DPA in the flow.
- Right-click the DPA icon and click Properties in the shortcut menu to launch the Decision Point Activity editor.
- On the General tab, type a name for this activity in the Name box and a description (optional) in the Description box. If you do not specify a name, EPX assigns a default name such as Decision Point Activity (1) or Decision Point Activity (2).
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Click the Details tab. If needed, select a new
priority for work items. Refer to "Using a BIC in a Flow," on page 86 for more
information.
Note: Since DPAs are used to route work items, they cannot be starting points in a flow. Another activity must precede a DPA and send work items to the DPA.
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Click the Settings tab. The settings table
displays any rules previously created for this DPA. To edit an existing rule,
right-click the rule and click Open in the shortcut menu. The Rule
Properties dialog displays the rule you selected.
To create a new rule, right-click in the settings table and click Add in the shortcut menu. The Rule Properties dialog box displays.
Note: You cannot save a rule unless the DPA is connected to at least one other activity on the flow canvas. - Click the External Properties tab to allow the system to call out stored procedures defined in the database to retrieve properties to be tested within a DPA condition.
- When you have finished configuring this activity's properties, click OK to close the DPA editor and save the settings.