Definitions

AEO allows users to create, manage, import and export definitions. Definitions are the various services that you configure. You can create folders to manage them easily and even import/export definitions based on your requirements.

To import or export definitions from one AEO system to another, see Moving Definitions Between Environments.

This section discusses the various services which you can setup from Authoring Tab.

Creating a Definition

To create a Definition

1.

From Authoring menu, select Definitions NewSelect the type of definition from the menu options.

2.

Based on the definition type, enter the required information.

3.

After entering the required details, click Save.

The New Definition is added to the definition list for the selected folder

Available list options

These options are available by either right clicking on an item or by clicking on the button located in the upper-left side of the list.

Action	Description
Properties	Displays the details of the selected item in a new tab.
Run	Run the selected item. For a task or process this will create a run process instance of the selected definition. For an event, it will fire the event. For an action, it will execute all items in the action.
Recreate in Scheduler	Using the current state of the definition, this recreates any run process instances in the scheduler for the selected date for the selected processes.
Move to	Option to move the selected definitions to a different folder.
Duplicate	Duplicates all of the selected definitions. The new instances are placed in the same folder with new names.
Delete	Deletes any of the selected items. This option is only available if there are no references to the items being deleted.
Enable	Enables all of the selected definitions.
Disable	Disables all of the selected definitions.
Preview	Only available for process definitions. Displays a dialog containing a preview of the process as it would look when it runs. This includes items found in sub-processes contained in the process. The average duration is displayed for each of the process items along with the option to manually modify that duration.
Process Documentation	Documentation report that displays detailed data for the selected process. This includes all items, and all attributes about the process. Only available for processes.
References	Lists all items that reference the selected definition. This can be used when you need to delete an item, but receive an error while performing the delete. The user cannot delete a definition reference by another definition. You must first remove any references.
Run History	Displays all run items for the selected process for the date range selected by the user.
Change History	Displays the change history for the current definition. This option is only available if Track Definition Changes has been turned on in the settings.