Creating a workflow
Workflows consist of one or more tasks and steps. Workflows can either be scheduled or run manually. Orchestration allows you to create a standard workflow or an application workflow. All tasks in a workflow step are executed in parallel. This means that you cannot execute the same type of task more than once in a single step.
For example, if you had a table loading sequence that must obey a sequential order, you would place the extract task for the table that must load first in Step 1. Next, you would add the subsequent extract task in Step 2. This restriction is applied at the space level, so you could have multiple extract tasks in the same step; however, those extract tasks must be applied to different spaces.
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Select a workflow type. You can select to create a standard workflow or that points to a combination
of application and resource.
If you are creating an application workflow, you can select a Source Application and a Target Application from the list fields.
When creating an application workflow, you must select a Target Application. A Source Application is not required to save the application if none of the tasks or steps require a source application in the workflow.Note: For tasks that require two inputs (example: copyspace), the application workflow cannot be saved without both a source application and target application.If a Source Application is not selected, an IFS User Sync between Birst and Infor OS Portal or Infor Ming.le is not performed.Optionally, you can use when creating an application workflow to enable or disable IFS User Sync directly on that workflow. The is disabled by default. For example, if none of the tasks in the workflow use a Source Application, the IFS sync can be skipped.
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Click and then select your
task type from the Choose Task Type list.
Task Type Explanation Copy Space Copies the information from an existing Source Space to an existing Target Space. . Delete All Processed Data Deletes all previously published data in the space. Delete Last Processed Data Deletes the published data in a space from the last time the 'Publish Data' task was run. Extract Pulls data from a connection within a selected space with the option of selecting specific Extraction Groups. . Note: You can create modeling changes but creating external connection and data extracts in usage tracking spaces is not allowed.Import Package Imports a selected package to a target space. Preserve Variable Prevents other space operations from overwriting or removing specified variables. These variables can be restored using the Restore Variable task. Publish Processes the Publishing Groups for a specified space. Repoint Packages When you copy a child space and its packages, the packages in the child space will point to original parent space that the packages originated from. If you want the packages in the new copied child space to point to a different space, for example a copy of the parent space, you will need to use the Repoint Packages task type to change where the packages in the copied child space point to. Restore Variable Restores the structure and value of variables preserved using the Preserve Variable task type. Set Variable Sets the value of a variable for a space. Swap Space Swaps the information from an existing Source Space with an existing Target Space. Usage Tracking Only available for Usage Tracking Space. This command extracts usage data or Spaces Overview data. Note: After a Usage Tracking task, the usage tracking space must be published using the Publish Task.