Entering the Workflow Editor
To open the Workflow Editor, the user must either create a new scheme or open an existing project on the My Projects page.
Structure of the editor workspace
The editor workspace is divided into 4 areas:
Name | Description |
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Toolbar | Located at the top, always displayed. |
Panel with function blocks (hereinafter referred to as blocks) of the scheme | The panel is located on the left, always displayed. |
Workflow workspace | The largest workspace for displaying the workflow is located in the center and is always displayed. |
Panel with the properties of the block scheme | Located on the right side and is only displayed when a specific block scheme is selected, for example in the figure below for the "Start" block. |
In addition, there are 3 icons in the upper right corner of the editor workspace to change the scale of the workspace:
- when you click on the icon the blocks in the workflow scheme become larger, which may result in a smaller number of scheme blocks being displayed in this area;
- when you click the icon the blocks in the workflow scheme become smaller, so that the workspace can accommodate a larger number of blocks of the scheme;
- when you click on the icon the scale of the area becomes as close to 100% as possible.
Toolbar
The toolbar contains the following buttons (from left to right):
Basic buttons group (always visible) - :
Name Description Publish To publish the project. Project parameters To edit the project metadata. Close To exit the workflow editor. A group of buttons for performing operations on blocks of the scheme as a whole (always visible) - :
Name Description Back To cancel the last operation in the editor (active if only one operation on blocks has been performed after entering the editor). Forward To restore the previously canceled operation (active if only one operation on blocks has been performed after entering the editor). Copy To copy the selected block on the scheme (active only if the block is selected). Cut To delete the selected block in the scheme and save it in the clipboard (active only if the block is selected). Paste To insert the cut block into the scheme (active only if the block was cut before). Delete To delete the selected block on the scheme (active only if the block is selected). A group of buttons for controlling blocks during debug (visible only when an active block is selected: task, SF, subprocess) - :
Name Description Disable block To temporarily disable a selected block from the workflow scheme or to enable a temporarily disabled block. Breakpoint To create a breakpoint for the selected block during debugging or to delete an already created breakpoint for the selected block. A group of buttons to control the debug mode - and :
Name Description Start To launch the workflow in debug mode (active and visible unless the workflow is already running). Pause To stop the workflow temporarily (active and visible if the workflow is already running). Stop To interrupt the workflow without waiting for it to finish executing (active and visible if the workflow is already running). Restart To restart the workflow without waiting for the end of its execution (active and visible if the workflow is already running). Step forward To move forward in the workflow scheme after the workflow has temporarily stopped at a breakpoint to the next breakpoint or to the end of the workflow (active and visible if the workflow is already running). Continue To continue the workflow after the workflow has temporarily stopped (active and visible if the workflow is paused). The image of the button is exactly the same as that of the Start button.
Function blocks of the workflow scheme
The Workflow Editor offers the following set of functional blocks that can be used to design workflows:
Name | Description |
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Start | The starting block of the Workflow scheme (it is not located in the block panel of the scheme, but is always located in the scheme from the very beginning of its creation). |
Finish | The final block of the workflow scheme. |
Robot | The robot to perform the robotic task of the Workflow. |
Screen form | The form for executing a custom Workflow task. |
And | In BPMN notation, Parallel Gateway, "and" is a selection of all paths. |
Or | In BPMN notation, Exclusive Gateway, "either/or" - selecting only one path. |
Workflow | A workflow, ready and published, that can be used as a subprocess in the Workflow scheme under development. |
Note | Used to create comments on the Workflow scheme, they do not affect the functionality of the scheme itself. |