Shaded/Highlighted Nodes in IPA

I've been working with IPAs and Process Flows for years.

I've noticed on some delivered flows there are some nodes which are shaded and have a rectangular shaded area around the node.

I've been searching for answers on how to get these nodes to shade but I'm unable to find anything. I do like the shading in some instances but I can't find where or how to do the shades.

Screenshot example attached. (This is from the delivered Invoice Approval IPA). You see how the Start node and some of the other nodes are shaded.

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Robert Canham

The shaded nodes are for processes that use Milestones with a pre-run option. This is what lets you get the approval path to show up in the record in FSM even though it hasn't passed through those nodes of the process yet.

andy

You can enable milestones in the flow properties…

rfrench

Thanks yes, I see the documentation for Milestones; I've never worked with them before.

In what are they used for or good for other than showing approval paths?

Naresh Shanmugam

Hi @rfrench
You can also explore the course titled "Landmark: v11.0.44–v11.1.15 RT Process Indicator – Product Use" on Infor Campus to gain deeper insights into the Milestones functionality and its implementation. This resource was particularly helpful in enhancing my understanding of the topic. https://education.infor.com/course-list/course/02_0121110_een1661_s3o?lp=

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