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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.

Note: Checking or un-checking a node at a specific level in the tree duplicates that state in all child nodes, if present.

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.