Workflows Pane
The Workflows pane is a tree view comprised of hierarchical nodes. The end nodes (sometimes referred to as "leaf" nodes) contain the Managed Commands that are executed in a workflow, with everything above them acting as organizing nodes.
Workflow item states
Commands and Organizers can be individually enabled or disabled, anywhere in the workflow or at any level.
For workflows that have multiple levels and nodes, with some nodes disabled and others enabled, the higher node where these conditions meet has a solid filled check box.
The Workflows pane works in a similar fashion to the Windows File Explorer. It supports drag and drop, cut and paste operations, and can be expanded\collapsed with the numeric keypad '*' & '/' keys. The numeric keypad '+' & '-' keys expand\collapse one level at a time. Items can be renamed with the <F2> function key.
More options can be found on the context menu by right-clicking on any node in the Workflows pane.
Workflows Context menu items
Run | Runs the currently selected node. If the current selection has child nodes, the entire content below is also executed. |
Open Report | If there is a report in the workflow, this option is enabled. Click to open the report. |
Move Up | Moves a node up the tree at the same level, taking the existing hierarchal context into account. |
Move Down | Moves a node down the tree at the same level, taking the existing hierarchal context into account. |
Add Organizer | Adds a new empty node after the currently selected one to act as an organizer. You can nest Organizers into multiple levels. |
Add Command | Adds a managed command after the currently selected node. A Managed Command is an executable object and cannot have child nodes. |
Export | Allows you to export a node or group of nodes to an XML file which can be imported to another project |
Import | Allows you to import a node or group of nodes from another project. |
Expand All / Collapse All | Is identical to Windows File Explorer operation. |
Undo / Redo | Is identical to Windows File Explorer operation. |
Cut | Is identical to Windows File Explorer operation. |
Copy / Paste | Is identical to Windows File Explorer operation. |
Delete | Is identical to Windows File Explorer operation. |
Rename | Is identical to Windows File Explorer operation. |
Properties | Displays the Workflow Properties dialog (applies only to Managed Commands), which lists the Managed Command Name, Description, and contains input text boxes for any parameters the Managed Command requires. |