The Workflow Template Administration utility displays a list of existing workflow templates, with their locations, enabled status, and context. Using the buttons on this page, you can create new templates, edit and view existing templates, and delete templates, as well other activities, including importing and exporting workflows. Click New or Edit to access the Workflow Template Editor. When you edit a workflow process, it is automatically checked out if it is in a vault.

For more information about using the Workflow Template Administration utility, see Using the Workflow Template Administration Utility.

To verify that your process definition is correct, select Process > Validate All at the top of the Workflow Template Editor window. The Validate window either confirms the process definition or identifies dangling activities or malformed processes.

A Java compiler is integrated with the Workflow Template Editor to support expressions of arbitrary complexity. Workflow routing functionality includes links and event triggers. Events that cause a link to fire are displayed on the link itself, so anyone viewing the process definition can easily understand and verify the process behavior. For example, the Approve and Revise events in the examples above are events that cause a link to fire.

When you have completed your process definition, it is saved in your personal folder. To change a process definition that has been saved in a vault, it must be checked out and checked back in.

Updating workflow processes is an iterative process. A new iteration is created when an edit is checked in. You can view iterations on the Workflow Template Administration page.

The following sections describe the tools and components available to help you define a workflow process in Windchill.