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Description

New Process opens a new Process Modeling window for you to create a new process.

Open Existing Process loads a process file, .prs, from a specified directory.

Import Process as Superblock loads a process file, .prs, from a specified directory and lets you add it to a current process as a superblock.

Save Process Locally lets you save a current process as a .prs file to a specified directory.

Save Process to Catalog lets you name and save a current process to a catalog for reuse.

Pack and Go Current Process exports a process as a package for third-party users without access to the Automate environment.

Preview Process as Wizard displays the components, such as the input, output and associated values, of a current task or process.

Export Process as Wizard exports the current process for an end user to run without an Automate installation.

Add New Task from File opens a task file from a specified directory for use in a current process.

Create New Task for Catalog lets you define a new task, including inputs, outputs, data types and parameters, and add it to a new or existing catalog.

Convert Tasks to Superblock bundles a group of selected tasks in a process into one block known as a superblock.

Delete clears a specified task or process.

Execute runs the current process according to the sequence and logic of the tasks.

Reset sets back the execution of a task or process to the start position.

Step Over Omits a specified task in a process during a simulation.

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Description

Automate Preferences lets you define the preferences and their associated values for tasks.

Examine Process lets you stop running a process at specific points in order to verify values and identify unexpected behavior in a process.

Toggle Height enlarges the display of the Automate GUI. The option to return to the normal display is located on the right of the Automate toolbar at the top of the screen.

Hide Automate Canvas hides the display of the Automate GUI. Theoption to return to the normal display is located on the left side of the screen above the Model browser.