Associating a specification with a shape in a flow

You can associate a specification with an individual shape in a flow. By identifying the purpose for each piece of a process, you can clearly communicate to stakeholders how business requirements are implemented in your application.

Open a flow by searching for it or by using the Application Explorer.
On the Diagram tab, double-click a shape in the flow diagram.

Tip: To support screen captures in legacy documents, double-click a connector instead of a shape. For more information about the legacy documents that you can generate, see previous versions of the Pega Platform help on Pega Community.
Associate a specification with the shape.

To create a new specification:

Follow these steps when a shape does not yet have a specification associated with it.
1. In the Specification section of the property panel, enter a name in the Specification field.
2. Use the rich text editor to enter a description for the specification.
  
  Note: You can use Microsoft Word to enter a specification description instead of the rich text editor.
To change the currently associated specification:
1. In the Specification section of the property panel, click Specification actions > Choose another specification.
2. Clear the value in the autocomplete field.
3. Press the Down Arrow key in the autocomplete field and select the name of a specification.
  
  The list of specifications is organized by name, description, and the case type and application to which each specification applies.
4. Click OK.
Click Specification actions > View full details to view more configuration options on the Specification form.
Click the Pulse icon to add a post to the specification.
Click Submit to close the property panel.

The specification that you select is associated with the shape and the shape is added to the specification as a linked implementation.