Changes to information in method elements can be updated in related
process elements through a mechanism called Synchronization.
Changing the Synchronization Option
The Synchronized
with source option is selected by default. To change this behavior:
- In the Process editor, click the Work Breakdown Structure tab
.
- Right-click a task and click Show Properties View.
- In the Properties view panel, click the General tab.
- Near the bottom of this panel there is a checkbox labeled Synchronized
with source. You can check or clear this box to enable or disable
automatic synchronization. Note that you can only change the behavior of elements
that are not marked read-only.
Custom synchronization
Custom synchronization at the
activity level, synchronizes the activity descriptors by bringing in the task
descriptor's associations.
- Right-click any activity that has descriptors and click Custom
Synchronization.
- Use the wizard to select a configuration, responsible roles, and work
products. Synchronization is based on the options that you select. For example,
if you select only mandatory output work product, then in task descriptor's
properties view, you should see only output work product and not input and
optional work products.
- Click Finish.
Default synchronization
Default synchronization at the
activity level synchronize activities by bringing in the task descriptor's
associations.
- Right-click any activity that has descriptors and click Default
Synchronization from Method Content. This will bring in all default
associations of the task descriptors.
- Click OK.