Flow basics
Learn what flows are and what you can do with them. When you submit a flow, the
flow gets submitted to the LSF Process Manager Server, which manages the dependencies in the flow. When a job is ready to be run, Process
Manager Server submits it to the LSF management host. Learn about the actions that you can take on flow
definitions: publish and unpublish flows, enable and disable event triggers,
submit and remove flows.
What are flows and what can I do with them? What happens when I submit a flow? LSF Process Manager Server. Process Manager Server manages the dependencies in the flow. When a job is ready to be run, Process Manager Server submits it to the LSF management host. Key points you need to know about flows IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center to create flow definitions. Use the Flow Designer from inside Application Center to design flows and commit flow definitions. To create submission templates that trigger flows, you must have the Application Center Administrator role. Actions that you can take on flow definitions Create and modify a flow definition Defining completion attributes to specify what makes your flow succeed or fail Setting up your flow for easier debugging Defining flow input variables: required variables to run your flow Creating a submission template to enter flow input variables IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center by selecting the Workload tab, selecting , selecting your flow definition, and clicking Submit . Sometimes, you might want to define a submission form for a flow definition so that users can enter input parameters without even seeing the flow chart.Submitting your flow Monitoring your flow