The start activity is usually the first activity in a sub flow. However, the start activity only marks the beginning of a sub flow. It does not perform any other logic. After a token enters the start activity, it will immediately move to the next connected activity in the sub flow.
Consider reading Sub Process Flows for more in-depth information about:
- How Sub Flows Work
- Creating Internal Sub Flows
- Creating External Sub Flows
- Linking to Sub Flows
- Multiple start or Finish Activities
Connectors
The start activity only allows one connector out. See Adding and Connecting Activities for more information.
Properties
The following image shows properties for the start activity:
Each of these properties will be explained in the following section.
- Name You can change the name of the activity using the Name box. See Name for more information about this property.
- Font The Font button
opens a window to edit the activity's background color and font properties. See Font for more information about this property. - Statistics The Statistics button
opens the activity's statistics window. See Statistics for more information about this property.
