Change the Properties of an Activity Group and Activity

To change the properties of an activity group and activity with the correct data to show your custom activity in the Process Builder, do the procedure in this topic.

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Prerequisites

  • An activity group.

How to Start

  1. In the project folder Design Time, open the folder ActivityGroup.
  2. Right-click the activity group to change.
  3. In the activity group menu, click Edit Activity Group.

Procedure

  1. Complete these fields as necessary.
    Field NameDefinition

    Activity Group Name

    Function:
    Specifies the name for the activity group file.
    Accepted Values:
    One line of text that can have spaces
    Default Value:
    The name of the activity group that exists.

    Activity Group Title

    Function:
    Specifies the title for the activity group to show in the Process Builder.
    Accepted Values:
    One line of text that can have spaces
    Default Value:
    CustomActivityWork

    Creator

    Function:
    Specifies the name of the AgilePoint NX Developer user who creates the activity group.
    Accepted Values:
    One line of text that can have spaces.
    Default Value:
    None

    Version

    Function:
    Specifies the version number of the activity group.
    Accepted Values:
    An integer.
    Default Value:
    1.0
  2. In the Context Menu Image field, enter the path for the image of the custom activity tab.
    Field NameDefinition

    Context Menu Image

    Function:
    Lets you browse the Resources folder of the AgilePoint project to specify the path for the image of the custom activity tab to show in the Process Builder.
    Accepted Values:
    A valid file path for the image.

    Click Browse Browse icon to browse the local file system

    Default Value:
    Resources/Images/TreeViewIcons_16X16/AgileWorkTree
  3. In the Group Image field, enter the path for the image of the custom tab to show in the Process Builder.
    Field NameDefinition

    Group Image

    Function:
    Lets you browse the Resources folder of the AgilePoint project to specify the image of the custom tab to show in the Process Builder.
    Accepted Values:
    A valid file path for the image.

    Click Browse Browse icon to browse the local file system

    Default Value:
    Resources/Images/StencilGroupIcons_16X16/AgileWorkTree
  4. In the Color Code field, enter the color code, or select a color from the palette.
  5. (Optional) Complete these fields as necessary.
    Field NameDefinition

    Creator

    Function:
    Specifies the name of the AgilePoint NX Developer user who creates the activity group.
    Accepted Values:
    One line of text that can have spaces.
    Default Value:
    None

    Version

    Function:
    Specifies the version number of the activity group.
    Accepted Values:
    An integer.
    Default Value:
    1.0

    Vendor

    Function:
    Specifies the name of the vendor of the custom activity.
    Accepted Values:
    One line of text (a string) with no spaces.
    Default Value:
    AgilePoint Inc.

    Description

    Function:
    An optional description for your custom activity group.
    Accepted Values:
    More than one line of text.
    Default Value:
    My custom activity

    Include Stencil

    Function:
    Specifies whether to include the activity in the deployment package.
    Accepted Values:
    • Selected - Includes the activity in the deployment package.
    • Deselected - Does not include the activity in the deployment package.
    Default Value:
    Deselected

    Activity Name

    Function:
    Specifies a unique name for the activity.
    Accepted Values:
    One line of text that can have spaces.
    Default Value:
    The value specified in the Title field on the Activity Configuration Wizard Details > Activity Configuration tab.
  6. Click Edit Configuration Wizard Edit Configuration Wizard icon to configure the activity.
  7. On the Activity Configuration Wizard Details > Activity Configuration tab, complete these fields as necessary.
    Field NameDefinition

    Activity Display Order

    Function:
    Specifies the display order number of the activity in the tab.
    Accepted Values:
    An integer.
    Default Value:
    1

    System Activity

    Function:
    Specifies the C# class to associate with the activity.
    Accepted Values:
    A valid class configured for runtime which is inherit by WFAgilePart.
    Default Value:
    MyAgilePart

    Activity Method

    Function:
    Specifies the name of the method to associate with the activity.
    Accepted Values:
    A valid method configured for runtime.
    Default Value:
    Method1

    Activity

    Function:
    Specifies a unique name for the activity.
    Accepted Values:
    One line of text that can have spaces
    Default Value:
    None

    Title

    Function:
    Specifies a title of the activity to show in the Process Builder.

    This title also shows in the Activity Name field of the AgilePoint Group Properties screen.

    Accepted Values:
    One line of text that can have spaces
    Default Value:
    The value specified in the Activity Name field on the AgilePoint Group Properties screen.

    Icon

    Function:
    Lets you browse the Resources folder of the AgilePoint project to specify the image of the activity to show in the Process Builder.
    Accepted Values:
    A valid file path for the image.

    Click Browse Browse icon to browse the local file system.

    Default Value:
    None

    Tree View Icon

    Function:
    Lets you browse the Resources folder of the AgilePoint project to specify the image of the activity to show in the activity tab.
    Accepted Values:
    A valid file path for the image.

    Click Browse Browse icon to browse the local file system.

    Default Value:
    None

    Description

    Function:
    An optional description for your activity.
    Accepted Values:
    More than one line of text.
    Default Value:
    None
  8. On the Activity Configuration Wizard Details > Activity Wizard Configuration tab, complete these fields as necessary.
    Field NameDefinition

    HTML

    Function:
    Lets you browse the Design Time folder of the AgilePoint project to specify the HTML file of the configuration screen for the custom activity to show in the Process Builder.
    Accepted Values:
    A valid file path for the HTML file.

    Click Browse Browse icon to browse the local file system

    Default Value:
    None

    Script

    Function:
    Lets you browse the Design Time folder of the AgilePoint project to specify the JavaScript file of the configuration screen for the custom activity to show in the Process Builder.
    Accepted Values:
    A valid file path for the HTML file.

    Click Browse Browse icon to browse the local file system

    Default Value:
    None

    CSS

    Function:
    Lets you browse the Design Time folder of the AgilePoint project to specify the CSS file of the configuration screen for the custom activity to show in the Process Builder.
    Accepted Values:
    A valid file path for the CSS file.

    Click Browse Browse icon to browse the local file system

    Default Value:
    None

    Language

    Function:
    Specifies the language for the activity configuration screens.
    Accepted Values:
    One line of text that can have spaces
    Default Value:
    None

    File Location

    Function:
    Specifies the file path for the JSON file for the configuration screen for the custom activity to show in the Process Builder.
    Accepted Values:
    A valid file path for the JSON file.

    Click Browse Browse icon to browse the local file system

    Default Value:
    None

    Delete Delete icon

    Function:
    Deletes the activity from the activity group.

    Add JSON Localization

    Function:
    Adds a row to connect a localization JSON file.

    Resources - File Location

    Function:
    Lets you browse the Resources folder of the AgilePoint project to specify the images for the custom activity configuration screen.

    Two images are required to show the activity configuration screen. The image file name suffixed with H represents the selected mode. The image file name suffixed with N represents the normal mode.

    Accepted Values:
    A valid file path for the image.

    Click Browse Browse icon to browse the local file system

    Default Value:
    None
    Example:
    • Resources/Images/WizardPagination_22x22/AgilePartH.png
    • Resources/Images/WizardPagination_22x22/AgilePartN.png

    Add Resource

    Function:
    Adds a row to connect image files for the activity pagination.
  9. Click Add to add the activity properties to the activity list.
  10. (Optional) Click Delete Delete icon to delete the activity from the activity group.
  11. (Optional) Click Add Shape to create a row to add a new activity to the activity group.
  12. (Optional) Select Include this stencil in packaging to include this activity in the deployment package.