Options or substeps in procedures and sequential workflows

Options in a procedure or a sequential workflow are indicated by a bulleted list. In the following example, at step 1, the user must perform the described action. At step 2, the user must perform one of the listed options to complete the step.

Example: Options in a procedure

  1. User must perform this step.
  2. This step offers three options. User must perform one option to complete this step:
    • This is one option.
    • This is another option.
    • This is yet another option.

Substeps in a procedure or a sequential workflow are indicated by letters. In the following example, at step 1, the user must perform the described action. At step 2, the user must perform two substeps (a. and b.) to complete the step.

Example: Substeps in a procedure

  1. User must perform this step.
  2. User must perform all substeps to complete this action:
    1. This is one substep.
    2. This is another substep.
Parent topic: Conventions