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Click the New Configuration button in the upper left part of the Desktop window, and then select from the menu. Select a Workflow Type : Batch, Realtime, or Task, and then Create.
Drag agents from the agents pane onto the template.
Double-click an agent on the agent pane.
Select an agent from the Agents menu.
When the first agent is placed on the workflow template, one you start the workflow editor, a row is automatically created in the workflow table.
To create a data flow, agents need to be connected to each other. To connect the agents, click the left mouse button on the center of the source agent and without releasing the left mouse button, move the pointer to the target agent and release there. This creates a connection (route) between the two agents indicating the data flow.
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Due to the agents' relationships within a workflow configuration, it is preferable that ensure that you have added all agents and routes are added before the configuration is started.in order to initiate a workflow. |
Each agent in the workflow configuration has a specific configuration dialog named after the agent type. Each route in the workflow is by default either asynchronous or synchronous, but this can also be configured per route for realtime workflows. You can access these configurations by double-clicking the agent or route, or selecting the agent or route and right-clicking to reveal a pop-up menu. The pop-up menu contains different options depending on if you have selected an agent or route.
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The right-click menu for agents contains the options Configuration... , Cut/, Copy/, Paste/, MIM Browser... , and Workflow Properties.
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You can modify an agent name by selecting the name (clicking on it) and typing a new name. Agent names can also be edited in the configuration dialog, displayed when the agent is double-clicked. Agent names must be unique within a workflow configuration and may only contain the a-z, A-Z, 0-9, "-" and "_" characters.
Right-click Menu for Routes
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This configuration option is only available for real-time workflows.
The right-click menu for routes contains the options Configuration, Copy/, Paste/, Cut, MIM Browser, Workflow Properties, and Route StylesStyles for both Batch and Realtime workflows.
Right-Click Menu for Routes
When you select Configuration, the Route dialog dialog opens up. This is only applicable in realtime workflows.
Route dialog
If you do not want to use the default configuration for the selected route, select the Override Default check box and select either of the Asynchronous or Synchronous options, and click OK to save your changes. A small A (for Asynchronous routes) or S (for Synchronous routes) will be visible at the start of the route. If you want to see the type for all routes, and not just for the ones you have stated explicitly, you can select the option Show All Route Types in the Preferences dialog, see the section below, Visualization, for further information.
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