Execution Manager (4.1)
- Jenni Wallin
With Execution Manager you enable, activate, and monitor multiple workflow groups.
The Execution Manager is made up of the 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.
The Filter button is present on both the Overview and Detail Views tabs and allows you to filter by name, by certain workflow states or by activation mode. You can only filter by name for the workflows that are in the Running Workflows tab.
Overview Tab
The Overview tab is comprised of the workflow groups table.
Workflow Groups Table
The workflow groups table provides you with information about all the workflow groups that are configured in the system. To see the workflows that are contained within the workflow group, you will have to open the workflow group in detailed view :
Column | Description |
Workflow Group Name | The workflow group name. |
State | The current state of the workflow group . |
Runtime Info | Specific information about the workflow group state. |
Mode | If the workflow group is enabled it can be activated by its scheduling criteria or it can be started manually via the Start button. If it is disabled, the workflow group can be started but it will not run any of the workflows or workflow groups within it. |
Started By | The workflow group may have been started by one of the following:
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Start Time | The last time an execution was started |
Next Run | The next scheduled execution time. Note!This space will be empty when:
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Next Suspend Action | The next suspend action is either the scheduled execution suspension of a configuration (workflow or workflow group), or the removal of such a suspension (activation enabling). |
Actions |
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View Abort Message | Opens an error dialog box that specifies the reason to aborting execution of the particular workflow group or its workflow member. |
Running Workflows Tab
This tab displays the workflows that are currently running as well as the ones that are unreachable.
Note!
In this tab you stop a workflow clicking on Stop under the Actions column.
In the case you stop workflows that belongs to an EC-deployment, they will restart again by the Kubernetes Operator.
The Running Workflow tab table contains the following:
Column | Description |
Workflow Name | The name of the workflow. |
State | The current state of the workflow. |
EC | The Execution Context that the workflow is running on. |
Started By | The workflow may have been started by one of the following:
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Start Time | The last time an execution was started. |
Debug | On or Off. Debug mode is enabled from the Workflow Monitor (3.0). |
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. |
Actions | Stop - This will stop the workflow. |
Detail Views Tab
The Detail Views tab displays the workflow group, or groups, that you select from the Overview tab.
With Execution Manager you can enable, activate, and monitor multiple workflow groups.
To open the Execution Manager, 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 every workflow group or groups, that you want to monitor.
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 System Log.
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 | The selection check boxes can be used for selecting specific entries that you want to perform actions for. When selecting a check box, the table action bar will change and display a number of buttons you can use to perform different actions, see Table Action Buttons and Right-Click Menu. |
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 Workflow Group States. |
Runtime Info | This column displays detailed information about the workflow group state. |
Started By | This column displays how the workflow group was started:
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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. |
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). |
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. |
Open Editor | Opens the workflow group configuration. |
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 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 Workflow Execution 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 Workflow Monitor. |
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.
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-separated list of the workflow group Prerequisites settings. See Members Execution Order in 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
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 Workflow Monitor. |
Open in Monitor | This option opens the selected workflow in the Workflow Monitor. |
Opening a Detail View for a Workflow Group
To open a Detail View of a workflow group:
 In the Overview tab, right-click the workflow group, or select the check boxes for a number of workflow groups.
 Select Open Detail View option in the right-click menu, or click on the Detail View button in the table action bar.
The New Detail View dialog box appears.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
Click on 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.
Select 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.