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Create a process application

Create a process application in your project to work on and deploy a set of related files.

Create a process application

To create a process application, either:

  • Select Create process application in an empty project.
  • Select New project > Create process application if you have not yet created a project.

    Create a process application from an empty project

Select a default cluster

Camunda 8 SaaS only

When you create a process application, you must select a development cluster to deploy to.

  • If you have already created a cluster, turn on the toggle next to the cluster name in Select a development cluster.
  • If you have not yet created a cluster, or if No Cluster has been created yet is shown, select Create new dev cluster. The Console Clusters tab opens so you can create a new cluster.
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  • If your modeling plan does not allow you to create more clusters, a Cluster creation is not available on this modeling plan warning is shown. Contact the administrator or owner of your organization to upgrade your plan.

  • If you do not have the proper permissions to create a cluster, a Missing permissions warning is shown. Contact the administrator or owner of your organization to create a cluster.

Main process

After you have created a process application, a new BPMN diagram is created and labeled as the main process.

  • The main process diagram is named using the process application name. You can rename the main process diagram any time.
  • A process application must have a main process. You cannot delete or move the main process diagram out of the process application.
  • You can assign another BPMN diagram as the main process using the Reassign main process option in the action menu.

    Reassign the main process

Add files to a process application

To add more files to the process application, either:

  • Select the Create new dropdown on the process application page to create and add a new file.
  • Drag and drop files from your local computer.
  • Move an existing file into the process application from a different location in Web Modeler.

The main process is always displayed at the top of the file list, regardless of the sort order.

Process application file list

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Process IDs, decision IDs, and form IDs must be unique across all files within a process application. This avoids ambiguity and conflicts when you link resources and deploy the process application.