Advance Default Workflow

FAQ

What are Workflows?

  • A workflow represents a process containing multiple steps. Each Step represents an action that needs to be taken in the overall process.

  • Steps are ordered and executed as a list in the Workflow dock panel. Steps may be grouped into folders like a node tree, but only leaf nodes (steps) are executed. Grouping may be useful for conveying the intent of a group of steps.

  • A workflow can be progressed by running one step at a time or by attempting to run all steps in succession. Successfully running a step will change it’s state from incomplete to complete. When error is encountered it is shown and will prevent the workflow from progressing.

  • A workflow can act as a reference for a user to check where they are up to in a given process.

  • A workflow may be used for the auditing of a process to check that all steps have been completed and validated.

  • A workflow can be used to guide a user around the program using navigation. Each step will have a navigation action which focusses on a specific part of the user interface.

  • Checklist mode can be used to forfeit the progression logic of the workflow for more freedom. When this mode is enabled, steps may be run in any order and be checked/unchecked manually.

  • Workflows can be created, modified, and configured using scripts. This means that workflows can be moved between projects by exporting and importing the relevant scripts which create the workflow.

Workflows
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When a Scenario is active, the logical steps that need to be taken to create a schedule are listed in the Workflow panel.

Note that all workflows except the Advance Default Workflow are scripted. You have the option to select a scripted workflow in the Script select box of the Workflow panel. When there is no script selected, the Advance Default Workflow is shown in the Workflow panel by default.

For more information about scripted workflows, see: Workflow Scripting

A run-through of the steps in the Advance Default Workflow is a two-phase process:

    Steps needed to create an unlevelled schedule are coloured purple;
    Steps that perform a levelling of the schedule (with equipment and constraints) are coloured mint green.

The Workflow pane is docked along the right-hand edge of the Animation Window and is empty unless a Scenario is active. You can "unpin" the pane to Auto Hide the pane, or "pin" the pane so that it is always visible.

Select a step and click Run Current Step. Alternatively, use the drop-down menu and select Run All to see which steps still require completion

Use the right-click menu to navigate the steps of the workflow. You can Reset the workflow to any prior step.