ArcGIS Tutorial: Workflow Manager Quick Tour

　　Application Overview

The Workflow Manager user interface provides tools for creating and managing jobs throughout the life cycle of the job.

　　

All of the following information will be described in more detail in subsequent chapters of this Help document.

　　File menu

New-Creates a new job in the system.

Save-Saves the job edits to the current Job tab.

Save all-Saves the job edits for all the job tabs that contain edits.

Export Transaction (3x/9.3)-Exports the transaction XML for a job with a transaction.

Current database-point the Workflow Manager application to another Workflow manager server.

Exit-Exits the application.

　　Edit Menu

Find Job-Opens the Find Job dialog box.

Set Database Login-Enter login information for the current job's spatial database.

　　View Menu

Adaptive Workflow-When you view a job workflow, the workflow automatically adjusts to fit the size of the window.

Automatically select current step-the current step is automatically selected when you view the job workflow.

Windows-opens or closes the Applications tab.

　　Help Menu

Help Content-Launches this Help file.

About-Get general information about the Workflow Manager installation.

　　Job Tools

Create a new job-create a new job.

Clone a job from an existing job-create a new job by cloning an existing job.

Close job-close the job.

Save-Saves the job edits to the current Job tab.

Save all-Saves the job edits for all the job tabs that contain edits.

Find jobs-search for existing jobs.

Show child jobs-lists all child jobs for the selected job.

Reassign jobs-Reassign multiple jobs at the same time.

　　Workflow Tools

By using a shortcut to the Workflow tool, you can perform the steps for the selected job and mark it as completed in the workflow, rather than in the Workflow tab.

　　Job queries and searches

Quickly search for and list jobs in the job query results-List view window with multiple queries. You can create custom folders and queries. When you use the Find Job tool, an entry is added to the Search folder so that you can quickly return results later in the session. By right-clicking the results, you can save them as a permanent query.

　　Jobs tab

These tabs are job properties, extended Properties, link properties, AOI, Job history, notes, attachments, stop, dependencies, step description, and Workflow. ". \" \ "\" ".

　　Job list or map view

Job query Results-the List tab shows a list of jobs for the selected query. Job query results-The Map tab shows the AOI view of all jobs in the selected query.

　　Application View

A job view is an entry point in an application that is used to create and manage jobs in the Workflow manager system. Report view enables you to perform a configured report on the system.

　　Manager overview

The manager provides tools and components that define the Workflow manager system. Here, you can configure the users who will access the system. You will define job types, workflows, and step types, and publish them to end users. Add these components by right-clicking the container and clicking the Add option in the menu. You can also select a component and then right-click to edit, delete, or copy.

　　

After installation, you can open the manager to add a database connection to the repository. The manager supports fast switching between repositories without exiting the application.

This new user interface allows you to right-click elements in a database (workflows, steps, maps, and so on) and then simply send them to another database. This makes it easy to share elements across multiple repositories.

　　File menu

Add connection-Add a database connection.

Exit-Exits the application.

　　Import/Export Menu

Import-Import Workflow Manager configuration.

Export-Export the Workflow Manager configuration.

Import Active Directory configuration-import users from Active Directory.

　　Settings menu

Workflow Manager System Settings-View and update the Workflow Manager system settings.

Connect to Default-when you open Manager, connect to the default Workflow manager database.

　　Help Menu

Content-Launches this Help file.

About-Get general information about the Workflow Manager manager application.

ArcGIS Tutorial: Workflow Manager Quick Tour