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The workflow editor is where you define what your build will do when it is executed. It allows you to break up your build into logical blocks, called Stages. Within these stages you can define the individual actions that are the steps your build will execute when running a build. The image below demonstrates a dummy build within the workflow editor.
UI Elements
Stages and Stage Gates
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Stage and Action Toolbar
The Stage and Action tool bar provides functionality to modify stages and actions. The table below provides a short description of each option.
Functionality | Result |
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Save All Stages | All changes made in the workflow editor will be saved. |
Add Stage | Creates a new Stage at the end of the Stage Editor |
Delete Stage | Deletes the currently selected stage. |
Edit Stage Options | Pops up a dialog and displays the currently selected stage's options. You can also see this screen by double-clicking the Stage. |
Edit Stage Gate | Pops up a dialog and displays the currently selected stage's stage gate. You can also see this screen by double-clicking the Stage's Stage Gate. |
Create Variable | Pops up a Create Variable dialog like the ones seen on the Variables wizard pages. Variables created through this dialog are Configuration Variables. |
Move Up | Moves the currently selected action up the workflow. Actions can also be moved up with the 'Ctrl + UP' keys |
Move Down | Moves the currently selected action down the workflow. Actions can also be moved down with the 'Ctrl + DOWN' keys |
Move Left | Makes the currently selected action a child of the previous action. Actions can also be moved up with the 'Ctrl + LEFT' keys |
Move Right | Makes the currently selected action a sibling of the previous action. Actions can also be moved up with the 'Ctrl + RIGHT' keys |
Edit Action | Pops up a dialog containing the currently selected action's options. You can also see this screen by double-clicking an action. |
Delete Action | Prompts the user to delete the currently selected action. You can also delete an action with the delete key. |
Cut Action | Removes the selected action and its children and places it on the clipboard |
Copy Action | Copies the selected action and its children and places it on the clipboard |
Paste Action | Inserts the current clipboard action and its children into the current stage |
Actions Workflow
The 'Actions Workflow' Editor contains a list of all the actions that have been added to the stage that is currently selected in the Stage Editor. Actions are listed sequentially with actions at the top of the list being executed BEFORE actions near the bottom.
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