The Process Designer lets you extend and change the processes defined for your Access database. Things you might want to do with the Process Designer:
The information on processes is stored in a file called [yourdatabase]_processes.xml.
Popup (right-click on processes list box)
The normal way to open [YourDatabase]_processes.xml would be from starting from the database menu. So:
Mail Merge > Tools > Open Process Designer. This is the preferred route.
Create a new empty processes.xml file. This possibility has been added for completeness, not as a preferred way to create a processes.xml file. See the remark above.
Open an existing processes.xml file.
Save changes to the open processes.xml file in another file. This is useful if you want to work with / try out different versions.
Lets you save changes to another file.
Close the Process Designer.
Databases refer to any named file from which Data sources can be used by the process' activities.
Currently only Access databases can be used.
Make a new database known.
Remove Database from process
Data sources roughly correspond to Access tables, queries or forms.
Add a new data source to be used by one or more activities.
Step in a process. Activities are executed in the order in which they are listed in the Activities collection of a process.
Add a new activity to a process, one of:
Delete activity
Start Options dialog.
Shows this help file opened on content tab
Change position in list
Delete selected process
List shows available processes
Shows available databases
Shows available data sources
Activities in in the selected process, in the order they are executed.
New XML File
Load XML File
Save XML File
Save As
Insert Database
Insert Data source
Add Mail Merge
Add Activity SaveAs
Add Activity PrintOut
Add Activity SendMail
Add Activity Send Fax
Set the properties for the selected object.