In order to perform the instructions, you need to be in the Process Designer section of a workflow.
Add a First Step
Adding a first step can be done in two ways:
Click on the + icon, located in the right corner of the process designer
Double click on an empty space in the process designer work area
👍🏼 A step will appear in the workspace. Mind that the first step will have a figure 1️⃣ indicator as well.
Select a Step for Editing
Select a step for editing, and click on it.
👍🏼 A dotted frame will indicate the selected step and the background will turn to yellow and the Editing pane will appear on the right side.
Adding a sequence / connected step
Click on the + sign on the bottom of the selected step
👍🏼 A new step with connection appears
Basic step editing
Add Step Title
Steps title will appear as the name of the step in the workflow.
Select the step to be edited
Go to the Editing pane
Select User Title
Type in the Title for the step
Add description
Click on the Text Editor in the Editing pan
Type in the description text for the selected step
Use the upper buttons to:
Pick color for text - enables you to enrich your text visualization
Bold text to emphasis it
Add a bullet list
Add a numerical list
Add hyperlink - to reference different sources within or outside Next Plus
Clear formatting - for uniform editing
Align to Left, Right and center
You can read more about the subject, in the TinyMCE article.
Upload media to step
Upload from local library:
Click the upload button located in the editing pan under the description in the general section
Click the New button
Select Upload Files
Select the file to upload from your library
Click Open
The media file appears in the media library
Select the Uploaded file
Click select files to add the file to the step
Upload from camera:
Click the upload button located in the editing pan under the description in the general section
Select Camera
Select the camera to be used - 3 dot menu on the left corner
Click the capture button
The photo will appear
Select:
Recapture - to change the photo (repeat from step C)
Approve - to select the photo to upload
Add user input field
Open the Enrichment section in the editing pan
Click the blue + sign
Select the wanted field by checking the box on the action column
You can select multiple fields by checking multiple boxes
To create a field please see article about fields.
More Actions
Preview a workflow
Click the preview button located on the top right corner of the workspace screen
Select the preferred preview:
Select Start preview from the root step - to preview the entire work flow from the root step
Select Start preview from selected step - to start previewing from the current selected step
Clicking the preview button when no step was selected will start the preview from the root by default
Publish a Workflow
Click Publish on the top left corner of the workspace
On the workflow version description fill in the:
Name - To give a descriptive name for this version
Description - Detailed description of the changes that was made
Change type - Select the impact of the change
Select Save
You can keep the fields blank and Click skip to publish the workflow without the additional information
Add a signature
Signatures allows you to set another level of control on the workflow progression by asking the operator to sign another user on the selected step - The operator cannot proceed or finish the WF without the extra signature. Signature permission are based on the Certification module.
🧑🏻🎓 Read more about - Certification in another article
In WF Editor, click on the step
Scroll down to the Sing section in the Editor menu, if needed click on the > to maximize it
Click on the + icon next to Required Signature
A new line will appear
Set a name for the signature
Select the certification needed to approve the step
Apply configuration if needed:
Sequential order - setup a hierarchy for signatures according to the list
Allow multiple signatures by the same user - enables the user to sign on a step as a operator and as a certified person.
Removing a signature
In WF Editor, click on the step
Scroll down to the Sing section in the Editor menu, if needed click on the > to maximize it
Click on the Trash icon to delete the signature