Viewing and Editing Workflows
  • 21 Nov 2024
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A Workflow begins with a triggering Event or Action, and continues with any number of routes and sub-routes, composed of Enforcement Actions, Action Conditions, Events, and Event Conditions.

You can view a Workflow, rename it, and edit it as required.

Opening a Workflow

From the Workflows page, you can open a Workflow in the same tab or in a new tab. When you open it in the same tab, you can use the Back arrow to return to the Workflows page.

To open a workflow

  1. In the Workflows table, do one of the following:

The Workflow canvas is displayed in the left pane and the configuration of the triggering event/action is displayed in the right pane.

Viewing Workflow Components

You can view the configuration of any component (node) in the Workflow canvas.
To view the configuration of a Workflow component

  • In the Workflow canvas, click a Workflow component. Its configuration opens in the right pane.

To learn more about each of the Workflow components, refer to the relevant sections in Creating a Workflow.

Zooming In and Out

You can move the workflow within the page to position it how you want and you can zoom into it to focus on specific parts of the workflow.
Make use of the icons on the bottom left of the Workflow pane to get the view you want.
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  • To move a Workflow within the left pane, click anywhere in the empty space and drag in the direction that you want to move the Workflow.

  • Click the Fit View icon FitViewIcon to adjust the view magnification so that the entire Workflow is visible in the left pane.

  • Repeatedly click AssetGraphZoomInBtn.png to zoom in and AssetGraphZoomOutBtn.png to zoom out.

Renaming a Workflow

You can rename a workflow with a unique name.

To rename a workflow

  1. In the Workflows table, open a Workflow.
  2. In the left pane, on the right of the Workflow name, click the Workflow Settings icon WorkflowSettingsIcon, and in the Workflow Settings pane that opens, type a new meaningful Workflow name. The new name appears in the Workflow pane.
  3. Click Save, Save and Activate (for an Event-triggered Workflow), or Save and Run (for an Action-triggered Workflow) to save the workflow under the new name.

Editing a Workflow

From the canvas of a selected workflow, you can delete a component of the workflow, add a component, or modify a component.

To edit a Workflow

  1. In the Workflows table, open the Workflow that you want to edit.
  2. In the canvas of the selected Workflow, do any of the following:
  3. Click Save, Save and Activate (for an Event-triggered Workflow), or Save and Run (for an Action-triggered Workflow) to save the workflow under the new name.

Deleting an Action from the Workflow

You can remove from a Workflow a single non-triggering action or a parent action and all its child nodes.

Note:

You cannot delete an Action trigger from the Workflow.

To delete an action (with or without its child nodes) from a workflow

  1. In the Workflow, click the action that you want to delete, and in the header of the Action Setup pane for that action, click the Trashcan icon.

  2. If the action that you want to delete has child nodes, in the Remove Step confirmation dialog that opens, you are given the option to choose one of the following:

    • Clear the Remove node with all of its child nodes checkbox to remove this action only.
    • Select the Remove node with all of its child nodes checkbox to remove this action and the entire workflow below this action.
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  3. Click Remove.

Deleting an Event or Condition from the Workflow

You can remove from a workflow an event, event condition, or action condition.

Note:
  • You cannot delete an Event trigger.
  • To maintain the workflow, removal of this step always includes removal of its child nodes.

To delete an event (non-triggering), event condition, or action condition from a workflow

  1. In the workflow, click the event, event condition, or action condition that you want to delete, and in the header of the Event or Event Conditions pane for that event / event condition / action condition, click the Trashcan icon.
  2. In the Remove Step confirmation dialog that opens, click Remove. The selected component and all its child nodes are removed from the workflow.

RemoveStep

Replacing an Event

You can replace an event in the workflow with another event.

To replace an event in the workflow

  1. In the workflow, click the event that you want to replace.
  2. Click the Replace Event icon ReplaceIcon.
  3. From the available events that are displayed in the Event pane, select another event.

Modifying Event Timeout Settings

In a non-triggering event, you can disable or enable timeout settings or modify its timeout settings.

Note:

A triggering event does not have Timeout settings.

To enable/disable an event's timeout settings

  1. In the workflow, click the event for which you want to enable/disable timeout settings.
  2. Modify the event's timeout settings.

Replacing an Action

You can replace an action in the workflow with another action.

To replace an action in the workflow

  1. In the workflow, click the action that you want to replace.

  2. In the Action Setup pane that opens with the action configuration, above the Action name, click BackToActionsLibrary

  3. In the Select Action pane that opens, select another action and fill in its information.

Modifying Action Settings

You can modify the name or settings of an action in the workflow.

To modify the settings of an action in the workflow

  1. In the workflow, click the action that you want to modify.
  2. In the Action Setup pane that opens, modify the Action name and any other settings of the action.

Modifying Event Conditions

You can modify the conditions resulting from an event that determine which route to take in a workflow.

To modify event conditions

  1. Click an Event Condition box in the workflow.
  2. In the Event Conditions pane that opens, do any of the following:
    • Modify an existing event condition: From the Select Field or Func dropdowns, select a different field or function, or in the textbox, type a different value.
    • Add a new event condition.
    • Delete an event condition by hovering on a condition and clicking the Remove Expression x to the right of the condition.

Modifying Action Conditions

You can modify an action condition by configuring it to check the outcome of the Action for success instead of failure, or vice versa.

To modify Action conditions

  1. Click inside an Action Conditions box in the workflow.
  2. In the Action Conditions pane that opens, change Success to Failure or change Failure to Success.



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