Creating Workflows
Workflows integrate objects that form a sequence of actions and control their execution.
Procedure
- Click the button
in the toolbar and a window listing all the available object types opens. Expand the workflow category (JOBP).
- Select a workflow type (STANDARD, IF or FOREACH).
- Assign a suitable name and open the Workflow object. Then click theWorkflow tab (STANDARD type) or the Logic tab (IF and FOREACH type).
- The sequence handled by the workflow is displayed in these tabs. Objects can be added or removed using either the drag & drop function or the corresponding command from the workflow's context menu. Decide upon the order of object execution. In standard workflows, connect the individual tasks with the Line Tool. The arrows indicate the processing direction. Standard workflows can contain serial and parallel execution branches which means that tasks can be processed one after the other or simultaneously. In IF and ForEach workflows, the tasks are automatically linked (only in a serial order).
- The behavior of IF and ForEach workflows can be defined through specific conditions / options in the properties of the START object.
- Additional settings are available for each object - use the context menu command Properties for this purpose. The individual tabs offer various ways to configure the task's execution. Use them in accordance with your requirements.
- External dependencies are a special feature. You can use them to make the execution of objects dependent on objects that are not part of the workflow. Note that external dependencies can only be used within standard workflows.
- The settings of the Runtime tab are a useful option for monitoring the workflow's execution.
- AE Script elements can be stored in the Process tab.
- Workflows are executable objects.
Various other settings are available for Workflow objects. Details are found in the documentation about the individual tabs.
