Create a process automation to select a file input
- Updated: 2025/11/04
This procedure describes how to create a process automation to select a file input.
Procedure
- Create a new process automation and name it Process To Download File in Process Composer.
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Click Process entry. The Start window
displays.
- Click Browse in the Select initial data form field.
- Set the initial form as File Form that you had created.
- Enter the request title and task name.
- Click Save and close the current window.
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Drag and drop the Bot Task into your process automation from
the Elements panel. The Task: Bot Task
window displays.
- Enter your element and task name in the Element name and Task name fields.
- Click Browse in the Select bot field and set this as the Bot File that you previously created.
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Set your input value as Download. However, if you wanted set
your input value (set a variable) to upload from a location (for example,
InputFilePath) , click Upload and select the variable information. - Select the FileVar that you had previously created, and set the variable as the document you uploaded as the variable.
- Click Save and close the current window.
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Drag and drop the Form Task into your process automation
from the Element panel. The Task: Form
Task window displays. Enter your element and task name in the
Element name and Task name
fields.
- In the Select Form field, select the View Document Form that you previously created.
- Click the Add button option.
- Specify your button labels and style using the Button label and Button style fields.
- Select Document in the Feed data into form field. Alternatively, you can select Image if you had used the Image element instead.
- Enter the file variable to feed into the form.
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Click Save and close the current window.
You have successfully created a process automation to view files.To continue to upload a file, see View uploaded file.