Modifying Workflow Tasks at Runtime

While a Workflow is active, you can modify some of the properties of the tasks that are still running or that have not started yet. Tasks that have already finished are not editable. These changes affect only the current execution of the Workflow.

Task properties that are not editable are grayed out.

To Modify the Properties of a Task in an Active Workflow

1. Open the Workflow monitor, see Accessing the Workflow Monitor.
2. Click the Modify button on the toolbar. This pauses the Workflow and activates the edit mode so that you can make changes without new tasks starting.

3. Select the task you want to modify and right-click to select Properties. Alternatively, click the Properties button. This opens the pane at the bottom half of the window where you will make your changes. The pane is divided in several tabs containing the task settings.

   You can only modify properties on the following tabs:

   • General 

     You can only modify the following settings:

     Active

     Set Breakpoint

   • All Time and Dependencies properties, see Configuring the Time & Dependencies Properties of a Task in a Workflow.

   • All Runtime properties, see Configuring the Runtime Properties of a Task in a Workflow.

   • If the task is an external dependency, all fields on the External Dependency tab are editable except Within Parent.

4. Save your changes.

IF and ForEach Workflows

The properties of IF and ForEach Workflows cannot be modified. For this reason, the Modify button on their Workflow monitor toolbars is always disabled. However, you can perform certain functions on the tasks inserted in an IF or in a ForEach Workflow. For example, you can set a breakpoint, cancel or restart a task, and so on. The status and the type of the tasks determine which functions are available.

For information on which functions are available see Available Functions Depending on the Task Status.