To open Process Manager from within HyperView, MotionView or HyperGraph:
1. | Click View > Browsers > HyperWorks > Process Manager. |

To open Process Manager from within HyperMesh:
1. | Click View > Process Manager. |
After opening Process Manager, to load a template, select from the Load template drop-down menu. Select Browse to search for a template, or select a template that is already listed in the drop-down.
You can add a registry to search in by selecting Add to Registry from the drop-down menu.

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Toolbar Option
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Action
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New Process Instance
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Creates a new file to save the current instance of the currently loaded instance.
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Open Process Instance
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Opens an existing process instance of the currently loaded instance.
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Save Process Instance
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Saves the current process instance.
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Close Process Instance
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Closes the current process instance.
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Save As Process Instance
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Saves the process instance in a name given by you.
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Execute Process
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Runs the process from the beginning.
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Go
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Runs the process from the current step.
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Stop
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Stops the running process.
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Register Process Template
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Adds or removes process templates in the registry.
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Show Data Model Viewer
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Allows you to view and edit data that is stored in the data model of the developed template.
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Change Font Setting on Tree View
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Allows you to edit the font setting on the tree view.
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Message Log
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Displays the Process Manager Message Log.
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About Process
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General Process Manager information.
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To load a template, use the browse button on the top right corner of the Process Manager window. Alternately, a registered template can be loaded from the drop down beside the template browse button.
The toolbar icons, such as New, , Open , Save , Close, , Play , and Stop, , will not be enabled unless a template is loaded.
When you create a process instance, files with the following extension will be created in the instance directory:
Other files relevant to Process Manager include:
.pmt
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Process template (or process definition file). Created in the template directory by Process Studio.
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.pmd
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Stores Process Manager environment configuration. Created in the template directory by the Process Studio.
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.pma
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Stores your registered processes. Created in your home directory by the registration tool in Process Manager.
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.pmp
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Process Manager page exported by Process Studio.
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Once a template has been loaded, you will be able to add breakpoints and skip tasks using the right-click menu options.
BreakPoint
Breakpoints stop the process at the area of insertion allowing your input or review.
Skip
You also skip a task in the process by inserting a skip point at that task.
Help
This option displays information related to the highlighted task in the process tree.
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