Which of the following is a valid way to start a process from an Appian interface?

Which of the following is a valid way to start a process from an Appian interface?

• A. a!recordLink()
• B. a!startProcessLink()
• C. Record Actions
• D. a!startProcess()

Answer: (B)

Starting a process from an Appian interface is done through a user-initiated control that launches a new process instance. The function that provides this ready-made UI element is a!startProcessLink. It renders a clickable link or button in the interface, ties it to a specific process model, and passes any starting parameters you need. When the user clicks it, Appian opens the process’ start form and begins the new instance, making this the appropriate and supported way to initiate a process from within an interface. a!recordLink, by contrast, creates a link to navigate to a record, not to start a process. Record Actions are for actions on records themselves, not for launching processes from the UI. a!startProcess exists as a programmatic option to start a process but is not presented as a ready-to-use clickable UI control in an interface, so it’s not the best choice for a user-driven start action.

Starting a process from an Appian interface is done through a user-initiated control that launches a new process instance. The function that provides this ready-made UI element is a!startProcessLink. It renders a clickable link or button in the interface, ties it to a specific process model, and passes any starting parameters you need. When the user clicks it, Appian opens the process’ start form and begins the new instance, making this the appropriate and supported way to initiate a process from within an interface.

a!recordLink, by contrast, creates a link to navigate to a record, not to start a process. Record Actions are for actions on records themselves, not for launching processes from the UI. a!startProcess exists as a programmatic option to start a process but is not presented as a ready-to-use clickable UI control in an interface, so it’s not the best choice for a user-driven start action.