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Building and Configuring Workflows
Basic Activities
Predefined User Activities
A user activity defines part of a user-defined process in a workflow process step. For a workflow to run, all user activities must be valid (contain no errors) and enabled (active).
User Activities Configuration Panel
In this configuration panel, you can further define user activity attributes.

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  - Activities Used to Create Workflows
    Activities comprise the main building blocks or steps that perform the actions in a subprocess or workflow.
  - Third-party Activities
    Workflow can utilize third-party activities that are compatible with Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation.
  - Predefined User Activities
    A user activity defines part of a user-defined process in a workflow process step. For a workflow to run, all user activities must be valid (contain no errors) and enabled (active).
    - Add a user activity to a subprocess
      When user activities are created in the resource list, they are available to be added to a subprocess or process step and configured.
    - Make a local copy of a global user activity
    - Make a locally created user activity global
      If you are using a user activity in a subprocess that you want to use again in another workflow, you can add it to the global User Activities resources list.
    - Properties for User Activities
      You can use properties to further define the resource you are configuring.
    - Limits for User Activities
      There are restrictions to the elements that comprise a workflow. These limits ensure a quality functioning workflow.
    - User Interface Attributes for User Activities
      The Overview tab provides general information about the currently selected user activity.
    - User Activities Configuration Panel
      In this configuration panel, you can further define user activity attributes.
      - Configure user activities
  - Data Access Activities
    These activities are used for passing information and data between workflows and activities.
  - Workflow Control Activities
    These activities are used for creating changes in a workflow, such as starting or stopping activities, during run time.
  - Message Queue Activities
    These activities are used for working with a messaging queue in order to co-ordinate work between workflows and activities.
  - Flow Control Activities
    These activities are used to create multiple execution layers within workflow logic.
  - Event-based Activities
    These activities are used when you require workflow logic to start an event during run time.
  - Keyword Activities
    You can use keywords to replace text in work instructions and email subjects and bodies. This text is replaced with keyword values in a workflow at run time.
  - Operator Activities
    These activities are used by operators when a workflow is running the Task List.
  - eSOP Activities
    These activities are used when working with the eSOP Editor.
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User Activities Configuration Panel

In this configuration panel, you can further define user activity attributes.

Unlike other levels of the workflow, completion codes or fault handlers cannot be added directly to user activities. However, faults can be handled using the normal fault scope mechanism, or thrown to the calling activity.

Panel Attributes

Tip:

You can use a Write Activity to change some property values at run time.

Attribute	Value	Description
Parameters	User-defined	Click the Edit link to configure.
Local Variables	User-defined	Click the Edit link to configure.
Data Items	User-defined	Click the Edit link to configure.
External Events	User-defined	Click the Edit link to configure.
Namespaces	User-defined	Click the Edit link to configure.