Orchestration designer

The Orchestration designer is where you build orchestrations.

When you open a new orchestration, you will see the orchestration canvas divided into phases. The initial tiles on the canvas include:

• Orchestration start: This defines how the orchestration begins.

• Untitled phase: This is the first phase of your orchestration, where activities can be added.

Toolbar options

The toolbar is at the top of the Orchestration designer and contains common actions:

• New: Create a new orchestration.

• Save: Save your current orchestration. See, Save a phase.

• Publish: Make your orchestration live. See, Publish an orchestration.

• Variables: Manage orchestration variables. See, Orchestration variables.

• Close: Exit the designer.

Open the Orchestration designer

To open the Orchestration designer for a new orchestration:

1. Go to Orchestrations > All orchestrations.

2. Click Create orchestration.

3. Select one of the following options:

   Note: The option to add to a solution or create as a standalone is available only when you are using the new Nintex CE Platform Experience. Switch to the new experience to use this option. If you are not using the new experience, it's created as a standalone. See, Opt in to the new Nintex CE Platform.

   • Add to a solution: Create the Orchestration as part of a solution.

   • Create as standalone: Create as a standalone Orchestration, not as part of a solution.

4. If you selected Add to a solution, select one of the following options in the Create new Orchestration and add to a solution dialog:

   • Add to existing solution: Select a solution from the list.

   • Add to new solution: Create a new solution to add the Orchestration. Click Next, specify the Solution name, Solution description, and Color in the Create a new solution dialog, then click Create.

The Orchestration designer is displayed.

To open the Orchestration designer for an existing orchestration:

• Select the orchestration you want to open from the Orchestrations list.