15.1. Starting a Process

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## 15.1. Starting a Process

Once a process template has been defined in EKM Studio or using XML, you can start a new process directly from the template provided that you have both `Access` and `Download` permission on it. When you start a process it appears in Process Monitor, where you can reassign tasks and monitor its status.

Process templates have the file extension .pt.xml file (or .wfxml or .wf.xml for previous EKM versions). With the default EKM configuration (`/Administration/Configuration/Lifecycles/WorkflowApprove.lc.xml`), process templates are not executable on upload or creation. This is indicated by a icon next to the template file name in the file list window, as shown below:

Figure 15.1: Sample Process Templates

You must have approval from an EKM administrator to make a template executable (see Requesting Approval to Make a Process Template Executable). Once the request has been approved, you can proceed with creating a new process from that template (see Creating a New Process).

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