Execution Manager
- Kevin Wu
With Execution Manager you enable, activate, and monitor multiple workflow groups.
To open the Execution Manager, go to Manage → Tools & Monitoring and then select Execution Manager.
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The Execution Manager
The Execution Manager is made up of three tabs, Overview, Running Workflows, and Detail Views. You open a Detail View tab for every workflow group or groups, that you want to monitor.
Info!
The times stated by the Start Time and Next Run will follow the timezone of the Desktop Client.
Overview Tab
The Overview tab is comprised of the Status box and the workflow groups table.
Status Box
In the Status box, you see a log of events of workflows and workflow groups, that are also displayed on the System Log tool. See the figure above, The Execution Manager.
Workflow Groups Table
The workflow groups table provides you with information about all the workflow groups that are configured in the system:
Column | Description |
Name | The workflow group name |
Mode | If the workflow group is enabled it can be activated by its scheduling criteria. If it is disabled, the workflow group can only be started manually. |
State | The workflow group's current state |
Runtime Info | Specific information about the workflow group state |
Started By | The workflow or workflow group may have been started by one of the following:
NoteThe value is Unknown if the platform has been restarted. |
Start Time | The last time an execution was started. The time will follow the timezone of the Desktop client. |
Next Run | The next scheduled execution time. The time will follow the timezone of the Desktop client. Note!If the workflow is not enabled this space is empty. |
Next Suspend Action | The suspend action is either the scheduled execution suspension of a configuration (workflow or workflow group) or the removal of such a suspension (activation enabling). |
Right-click Menu
Right-clicking a row in the table opens the following menu:
Entry | Description |
Open in Detail View | Opens the selection in a separate tab. |
View Abort Message | Opens an error dialog box that specifies the reason for aborting the execution of the particular workflow group or its workflow member. |
Start | Triggers execution of your selection |
Stop | Stops your selections execution |
Enable/Disable | Select to enable/disable the workflow group. |
Open in Editor | Opens a workflow configuration or a workflow group in a new tab in Desktop. |
Running Workflows Tab
The Running Workflows tab displays the workflows that are currently running as well as the ones that are unreachable.
The Running Workflow tab table contains the columns that you find on the Overview tab, as well as the following:
Column | Description |
Name | The name(s) of the running workflow(s). |
Status | The status of the workflow(s). |
EC | The IP address or hostname of the computer on which the workflow is running |
Debug | On or Off. See Toggle Debug Mode in Workflow Monitor. |
Backlog | The number of files that are yet to be processed. The value on Backlog is identical to the Source Files Left MIM value. |
Throughput | This column displays the throughput for the workflow's collecting agent. The value shows either number of UDRs or bytes, depending on what the collecting agent produces, and is updated every five seconds as long as the workflow is being executed. |
Detail Views Tab
The Detail Views tab displays the workflow group, or groups, that you select from the Overview tab.
The table on this tab contains the columns that you see on the Running Workflows tab as well as the following:
Column | Description |
Prereq | A comma-delimited list of the workflow group Prerequisites settings. See Members Execution Order in 3.2.2 Managing a Workflow Group. |
Next Suspend Action | The suspend action is either the scheduled execution suspension of a configuration (workflow or workflow group), or the removal of such a suspension (activation enabling). |
Right-click Menu
Right-clicking a row in the table opens a menu. See a description of all entries but the following in the section above, Right-Click Menu:
Entry | Description |
Debug On/Off | Turns on/off debug information for the selected workflows. See Toggle Debug Mode in Workflow Monitor or 3.1.8 Workflow Properties for more information. |
Open in Monitor | Applies only to workflows. Opens the selected workflow in the Workflow Monitor. |
To open the Detail View of a workflow group:
 Right-click the workflow group or a selection of multiple workflow groups.
 Select Open Detail View; the New Detail View dialog box appears.
New Detail View dialogue
 Enter a unique name for the view and click OK. The Detail Views tab opens and displays the selected workflow groups and their members in a separate table.
Managing Detail Views
Use the Manage Detail Views button to set the visibility of the Detail Views of workflow groups
To Manage Detail View Tabs: Â
 Select Manage Detail Views ; the Manage Detail Views window opens.
Use the Visible checkbox to set the visibility of Detail Views of each workflow group.
In the table, you can click the Refresh button to refresh the Detail Views table or click the Delete button to delete the Detail Views table of the workflow group.
