Placeholder activity

An activity that can be used as a placeholder for a different activity in a process.

App designers can use this activity as a placeholder when the correct activity or the configuration for an activity is not known. This activity can be replaced when an app designer has the necessary information for the correct activity.

Configure the Placeholder activity

Prerequisites

AgilePoint NX OnDemand (public cloud), or AgilePoint NX Private Cloud or AgilePoint NX OnPremises v8.0 Software Update 2 or higher.

Good to Know

When an app designer validates or publishes the app, if the process has a Placeholder activity, an error message shows to delete or change this activity.
In most text fields, you can use process data variables as an alternative to literal data values.
This section shows the configuration settings on the configuration screens for this activity. Other configuration settings apply to system activities. For more information, refer to:
You can configure whether this activity waits for other activities before it runs.
For more information, refer to How Do I Configure an Activity to Wait for Other Incoming Activities?

How to Start

Open Process Builder.
For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.
In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Common tab.
On the Common tab, drag the Placeholder activity onto your process.

Placeholder Configuration

Fields

Field Name	Definition
Display Name	Function: Specifies the activity name that shows in your process. Accepted Values: One line of text that can have spaces. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No Example: This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to: Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.
Configuration Instructions	Function: Specifies a text description for the activity configuration. Accepted Values: More than one line of text. Default Value: None Accepts Process Data Variables: No

Field Name

Definition

Display Name

Function:

Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.

Accepted Values:

One line of text that can have spaces.

Default Value:

None

Accepts Process Data Variables:

Example:

This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:

Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Configuration Instructions

Function:: Specifies a text description for the activity configuration.
Accepted Values:: More than one line of text.
Default Value:: None
Accepts Process Data Variables:: No