Running workflows

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You can run workflows directly from the Workflows page or the workflow editor.

Running workflows in the Workflows page

To run a workflow in the Workflows page, complete these steps:
  1. In the list, locate the workflow that you want to run and click Run. The Run workflow dialog is shown.
  2. In the Input tab, configure the input parameter values and choose which worker group you want to complete the workflow.
  3. Click Run. The progress and output of the workflow is shown in the Output tab.
  4. Optional: In the IBM® Concert Workflows® sidebar, click Logs to check the progress, output, and result of the workflow.

Running workflows in the workflow editor

To run a workflow in the editor, complete these steps:
  1. Optional: Run the workflow by using the default input values.
    • In the editor, click Run.
  2. Optional: Run the workflow with custom input values.
    1. Click the overflow (three-dot) menu, then click Run with custom inputs.
    2. In the Run workflow dialog, configure the input values and choose which worker group you want to complete the workflow.

      By default, your chosen values are used the next time that you run the workflow and are stored throughout your working session.

    3. Click Run.
  3. In the Logs section, view the progress, output, and result of the workflow.
    • Notifications indicate whether the workflow succeeded or failed.
    • If it failed, review the error messages and use the Go to Node button to locate the source of the error.
    • In the log tabs, you can review multiple executions of the workflow, copy the logs, or view them in their raw and formatted forms.
Note: If you ran the workflow with custom input values, you can clear them by clicking the overflow (three-dot) menu, then clicking Clear custom inputs.

Running workflows by using other methods

You can also run workflows indirectly by using these methods:
  • Creating panels and tiles in Automation Center to allow users to quickly run workflows. For more information, see Using Automation center.
  • Scheduling jobs to run workflows automatically. For more information, see Using jobs.
  • Deploying workflows in API endpoints so that external applications can run the workflows by calling the APIs. For more information, see Deploying workflows.