K2 Studio - K2 SmartObject Association icon

When using SmartObjects within a K2 process, the SmartObject Association screen is accessed from the K2 Studio Process tab in the Process designer

Fig. 1. Process tab with process options

By clicking on Associations, the SmartObject Association screen will open

Fig. 2. SmartObject Association screen

Feature	What it is	How to use it
Add	Opens the SmartObject Association wizard allowing the configuration of a new association	Complete the SmartObject Association wizard screens to configure a new association
Edit	Allows the existing Associations to be modified	Select the association to be modified and click Edit. The SmartObject Association Wizard with the association details will be opened.
Remove	Deletes one association at a time	Select the association to be deleted and click Remove.
Remove All	Deletes all associations shown in the window	To delete all the displayed associations click Remove All.
Create Workflow SmartObjects	Creates the workflow process as a SmartObject with SmartObject properties and methods	Check the Create Workflow SmartObjects check box. Clicking the Settings button allows the user to select specific Events in the process.
Create Workflow Reporting SmartObjects	Creates the workflow process as a SmartObject that surfaces in the Reporting components of K2 blackpearl	Check the Create Workflow Reporting SmartObjects check box. Clicking the Settings button allows the user to select specific Events or Activities in the process.
Enforce SmartObject GUID Integrity	Ensures that the SmartObject GUIDs and the SmartObject association mappings are synchronized when switching between environments. When the Enforce SmartObject GUID integrity check box is not selected the check to see if the GUID’s differ will be ignored and SmartObjects with new GUID’s will be created if they do not exist or the GUID from the Server will be used if it exists.	Check the Enforce SmartObject GUID Integrity check box and click the Synchronize button.
Synchronize	Select the environment and SmartObject server that the current environment must be synchronized with	Click on the button if relevant

The Workflow SmartObjects and Create Workflow Reporting SmartObjects check boxes can be selected simultaneously ensuring that the process is created as a SmartObject; surfacing as a Reporting and a Workflow SmartObject.