Workflow Templates Tab; Tasks - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

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Chapter 3: Using the AdminStudio Interface

AdminStudio Interface Reference

Workflow Templates Tab

Workflows, which can be created and modified from the Workflow Templates tab, are the basis for all projects in

AdminStudio. These workflows consist of defined tasks, with which instructions (in the form of HTML files) and

tools can be associated. Users can then create projects based on these workflows, and execute them—following

the specific steps defined in the workflow. This allows you to create specific, repeatable procedures to accomplish

your application migration goals.

Once you create a workflow, you can add tasks to it. Tasks are discrete steps in your overall process. Each task

has the following configurable options:

Table 3-3 • Task Options

Tool Configuration

If needed, you can pick a tool to associate with the task. When a user runs the

workflow, the tool can be launched from the workflow step. By default, the

AdminStudio tools are included in this list. If you have added tools to the Tools Gallery,

they also appear in this list. If you want to add a tool directly from the Workflow

Templates tab, select the <New Tool> option to display the Add New Tool dialog box.

This adds the tool to the Tools Gallery and makes it available for the current task.

If, after adding a new tool for a task that is not included in the Tools Gallery, you assign a

different tool or no tool to the task, the tool you added will no longer be available. To avoid this,

when possible, add tools to the Tools Gallery

This list contains all available command-line configurations for the selected tool. If you

do not need a configuration, select <None>. Click Configure to add new

configurations to the tool, which you can then select from this list.

You can associate a help file (in HTML format) with the task to provide instructions for

performing the task. Enter the path and help file in this field, or use the Browse button

to navigate to it. If you have yet to create an HTML page, click the Edit HTML button to

the right of the Browse button to open a default page in an HTML editor.

Add any notes you want associated with this task. This field can only hold 255

characters, so additional information should be added to your help file.

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