Execution Manager
The Execution Manager allows you to enable, activate, and monitor multiple workflow groups.
To open it go to Manage → Tools & Monitoring and then select Execution Manager.
The Execution Manager contains three tabs: Overview, Running Workflows, and Detail Views. You can open a separate Detail View tab for each workflow group you want to monitor.
Note!
The times displayed in the Start time and Next run columns are based on the timezone of the Desktop Client.
Overview Tab
The Overview tab is comprised of the Status box and the workflow groups table.
Status Log
In the Status Log, you see a log of events for workflows and workflow groups, which are also displayed in the https://infozone.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MD95/pages/575014469.
Workflow Groups Table
The Workflow Groups Table displays the following information about all the workflow groups that are configured in the system:
Column | Description |
Selection Checkbox | Used to select specific entries to perform actions on. When selecting a check box, the table action bar will display several buttons that can be enabled to perform different actions. See the section below for more information. |
Name | This column displays the workflow group name. |
Mode | This column shows whether the workflow group is enabled or disabled. 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 | This column displays the current state of the workflow group, see https://infozone.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MD95/pages/575242997. |
Runtime Info | This column displays detailed information about the workflow group state. |
Started By | This column displays how the workflow group was started:
Note! The value will be Unknown if the Platform has been restarted. |
Start Time | This column displays the last time an execution was started. The time will be based on the timezone of the Desktop client. |
Next Run | This column displays the next scheduled execution time. The time will be based on the timezone of the Desktop client. Note! If the workflow is not enabled this space column will be empty. |
Next Suspend Action | This column displays the suspend action which is either the scheduled execution suspension of a configuration (workflow or workflow group) or the removal of such a suspension (activation enabling). |
Table Action Buttons and Right-click Menu
When selecting one or multiple check boxes for workflow groups, the table action bar will change and display a number of buttons you can use to perform different actions.
Right-clicking a row in the table opens a menu with the same options although they will only apply for the workflow group you right-click, that is only one single group.
The following actions are available:
Action | Description |
Clear | Clears all selected check boxes. This option is only available in the Table Action Bar since right-clicking a workflow group will always a one-group operation. |
Detail View/Open in Detail View | Opens the workflow group(s) in a separate View tab in the Detail Views tab. |
Start | Triggers execution of the selected workflow group(s). |
Stop | Stops the execution of the selected workflow group(s). |
Enable | Enables the selected workflow group(s). |
Disable | Disables the selected workflow group(s). Note! In the Table Action Bar, this option is available when clicking on the three dots to the right in the panel and selecting it in the menu that is displayed. |
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. Note! In the Table Action Bar, this option is available when clicking on the three dots to the right in the panel and selecting it in the menu that is displayed. |
Open Editor | Opens the workflow group configuration. Hint! |
Running Workflows Tab
The Running Workflows tab displays the workflows that are currently running as well as the ones that are unreachable.
Note!
Right-click and select Stop on a workflow to stop it from running. Click Open Monitor to open the Workflow Monitor.
The table in the Running Workflow tab contains the same columns as the Overview tab, as well as the following:
Column | Description |
Name | This column displays the name(s) of the running workflow(s). |
Status | This column displays the status of the workflow(s), see https://infozone.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MD92/pages/111838591/Workflow+Monitor#Workflow_states . |
EC | This column displays the pico name of the EC on which the workflow is running. |
Debug | This column displays whether debug is turned on or off, see https://infozone.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MD95/pages/574784312 . |
Backlog | This column displays the number of files that are yet to be processed. The value in the Backlog column 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(s) that you have selected to view details for in the Overview tab.
Note!
Detail views are saved as part of the user preferences, and therefore enable you to export and import them along with user information.
A workflow group that is marked with a yellow warning icon in the Detail View is invalid.
The table in this tab contains the same columns as the Running Workflows tab as well as the following:
Column | Description |
Prereq | This column displays a comma-separ’s Prerequisites settings. See Members' Execution Order in https://infozone.atlassian.net/wiki/x/4jX8F. |
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
If you right-click on a row in the table, a menu opens with the following options:
Entry | Description |
Debug On/Off | This option turns debug on or off for the selected workflow, see https://infozone.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MD95/pages/574784312 . |
Open Monitor | This option opens the selected workflow in the Workflow Monitor. Note! Hint! |
Opening a Detail View for a Workflow Group
To open the Detail View of a workflow group:
In the Overview tab, right-click the workflow group or select the check boxes for several workflow groups.
Select Open Detail View in the right-click menu, or click on Detail View in the table action bar.
The New Detail View dialog appears.New Detail View dialogEnter 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.Detail Views tab
Managing Detail Views
Click on the Manage Detail Views button to set the visibility of the Detail Views of workflow groups.
To Manage Detail View Tabs:
Select Manage Detail Views; the following window opens.
Manage Detail ViewsSelect the Visible checkbox to set the visibility of Detail Views for each workflow group.
From the table, you can:
Click Refresh - refreshes the Detail Views table.
Click Delete - deletes the Detail Views table.