Activities are divided into the following types:

• Human Task Activity – Represents an activity where a process participant is required to perform the work. The task can be a simple interaction, such as filling out a form, or part of a more complicated workflow that requires input from multiple process participants.

• Process Activity – Represents invoking of a structured process within a dynamic process.

• Service Activity – Represents invoking of an external service, such as a REST connector.

• Milestone – Represents a sub-goal within a process. Milestones are typically defined to track progress of a process.

• Connectors – Represents invoking of a REST connector.

To create an activity, select the type of activity that you want to create from the Activities drop-down field, provide a suitable name, and click Add Activity.

An example human task activity is shown in the following figure:

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Select the activity to perform various actions on it. The actions available for each activity are listed as follows:

• Edit – Click this icon to edit the properties of the activity. See Define Activity Properties.

• Delete – Click this icon to delete the activity.

• More – Click this icon to reveal the following additional actions:

  • Change Type: Use this action to change the activity type. Select a different activity from the available options.

  • Data Association: Use this action to define input and output for activities that require them. See Configure Data Association.

  • Open Form: If a human task activity has a form associated with it, use this action to edit or view the form. If no form is associated, this option is grayed out.

In addition, you can select an activity and move it within the stage or drag and drop it outside the stage or into another stage.