The action to start a process will begin a process instance when the event criteria are met. The payload for the start process action is:
| Property | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| processDefinitionKey | Required | The process definition the action will use to create a process instance with. The process definition must be in the same project as the trigger. |
| name | Required | The name that will be given to the process instance, for example: slackUserId |
| payloadType | Required | The type of payload. This is set to StartProcessPayload and cannot be changed. |
| businessKey | Optional | A business key ID for the process instance. |
| variables | Optional | Values from the trigger event can be mapped to process variables in the process definition. If the trigger event was a connector, this includes output parameters in the connector event. |