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Designer Node types and properties

A node represents a step in a workflow. Winshuttle Designer provides a set of standard node types for which you can set properties specific to your workflow.

The following table briefly describes each node type and its general purpose. Click a node link to view its properties page.

NOTE: See Working with Nodes for more information.

Winshuttle Designer workflow node overview

Node

Name

Purpose

Activity node

A single step or task in a workflow.

And/Join node

A step to evaluate an Approval node and to move on to the next step in the workflow.

Approval node

A step or task that requires approval or consent before proceeding.

Decision node

A step that branches to more than one path in the workflow.

End node

The last step in a workflow.

Loop block node

A sub process within a main workflow.

Notification node

A notification to alert participants to an event or status.

Plug-in action node

A step that you can customize to integrate your own functionality into a workflow.

Start node

The beginning of a workflow.

Value Setter node

A step that allows you to set values in fields or list columns to manipulate a workflow route.

Xor/Join node

A step to evaluate an Approval node and to move on to the next step in the workflow.