Working with Resources

If you have a Process Definition that requires a certain feature -- such as, for example, a printer, a particular OS, or an application -- you can make sure that Process Definition is sent only to Process Servers that support that feature using Resources.

A Resource is simply a named entity that represents a required feature.

  • To require a resource for a Process Definition, you can specify the Resource in the Resource field on the Process Definition's Process Control tab.

  • To specify that a given Process Server has a Resource available, you can add it to the Process Server's Resources tab.

Creating a Resource

To create a Resource:

  1. Navigate to Definitions > Resources.

  2. Click .

  3. Specify a Partition and Name, and optionally a Description and Application.

  4. To optionally assign the Resource to a Process Server, click the Process Server Resources tab, click Add, and then select the Process Server.

Deleting Resources

You can delete a Resource only if no other objects have relationships to it. For example, if there are still processes or Process Definitions that refer to a resource, the resource cannot be deleted until all references have been deleted. You can see all references to the resource under Related Objects in the Detail View.

Note: If a Process Definition is displayed with a timestamp in the name, this indicates that there still is a process that refers to a Resource required by that Process Definition. Even if you remove the Resource from the Process Definition, the Resource cannot be deleted until the executed process is deleted.