What is difference between Start Process Smart Service and Subprocess?

Hi,
Pls go through following documentation.

docs.appian.com/.../Sub-Process_Activity.html
docs.appian.com/.../Start_Process_Smart_Service.html

Hi,
Pls go through following documentation.

docs.appian.com/.../Sub-Process_Activity.html
docs.appian.com/.../Start_Process_Smart_Service.html

Thanks Shiva
I have already read the documentation. I have a question that if we can start a process asynchronously using sub process then why there is a need of start process smart service ?

As start process smart service starts a process asynchronously which can be achieved by sub process also

Hi Dipti ,

While Using Start process smart service you can parametrise the inputs i.e. You can start any process model . But in Sub process you have to define it.

Also other important thing to consider is that sub process node starts the process in same engine as the parent process . so if this is called in MNI or loop a specific engine will load up which is a bad design . Start Process Smart service does that engine balancing efficiently .

Regards,
Thoufiq.

Hi diptis,

The Start Process smart service is available as an expression function that can be executed inside a saveInto on a Interface Component or as part of a Web API.

So if you want to trigger a process model on click of a button or on an action performed on an Interface Component, subprocess wont help.

If you want to trigger a process model in a different Appian instance, you cannot use subprocess. Instead you have to use call a Web API which is in the target environment and in that Web API you need to trigger the process model using a!startProcess().

Hope this answers your question.

Regards,
Sidhant Behura