Advanced Workflow Engine (AWE) v10 User Guide

USER GUIDE

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The Advanced Workflow Engine ......................................................................................................................... 7 The Concept .........................................................................................................................................................8

Architecture ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Components........................................................................................................................................................... 8 What's New in the Advanced Workflow Engine v10 ..........................................................................................9 New and Improved Actions .................................................................................................................................. 12 New Activities ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 Features & Benefits ........................................................................................................................................... 21 Installing the Advanced Workflow Engine........................................................................................................23 Task Builder (AWE Interface) ...........................................................................................................................23 Task Builder - Overview....................................................................................................................................... 25 Task Builder Quick Tour....................................................................................................................................... 26 User Interface....................................................................................................................................................... 28

Task Builder Ribbon......................................................................................................................................... 28 Task Builder Actions Panel ............................................................................................................................. 29 Task Builder Steps Panel ................................................................................................................................ 30 Task Builder Status Bar ................................................................................................................................... 33 Debug Panel .................................................................................................................................................... 34

Debug Panel - Attachments....................................................................................................................... 35 Debug Panel - Breakpoints.........................................................................................................................38 Debug Panel - Comments..........................................................................................................................38 Debug Panel - Labels .................................................................................................................................. 39 Debug Panel - Output .................................................................................................................................41 Debug Panel - Regions ............................................................................................................................... 42 Debug Panel - Stack ................................................................................................................................... 43 Debug Panel - Variables ............................................................................................................................. 43 Debug Panel - Watches..............................................................................................................................46 Testing Tasks Using Run Options ............................................................................................................... 47

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Debugging Tools & Techniques ..................................................................................................................49 Breakpoints ..................................................................................................................................................... 50 Comments ........................................................................................................................................................ 51 Regions............................................................................................................................................................. 53 Watches ........................................................................................................................................................... 55 Error Handling ................................................................................................................................................. 56 Setting Task Builder Debug Toolbar Options............................................................................................... 60 Task Builder Options............................................................................................................................................. 61 Task Builder Color Options ............................................................................................................................ 63 Task Builder Debugger Options ..................................................................................................................... 65 Task Builder Font Options.............................................................................................................................. 67 Task Builder Formatting Options ................................................................................................................... 69 Task Builder General Options ........................................................................................................................ 70 Task Builder Toolbar Options ......................................................................................................................... 73 About Creating Tasks........................................................................................................................................... 75 Creating Tasks (Workflows) for Use in Event Rules ......................................................................................... 75 Using Advanced Workflows in Event Rules ....................................................................................................... 77 Adding Task Steps ........................................................................................................................................... 79 Creating Variables.................................................................................................................................................81 Percent Signs in AWE ......................................................................................................................................... 85 Task Variables ....................................................................................................................................................... 87 Using Regular Expressions ..................................................................................................................................88 Using the Expression Builder .............................................................................................................................. 93 File Masks & Wildcards........................................................................................................................................ 95 Setting Custom Step Description.................................................................................................................. 97 Practical Usage ................................................................................................................................................ 97 On Error Tab.................................................................................................................................................... 99 Error Causes Tab................................................................................................................................................ 103 Attachments .................................................................................................................................................. 106 Auditing Workflows............................................................................................................................................ 107

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Backing Up Tasks........................................................................................................................................... 107 Bookmarks ..................................................................................................................................................... 108 Copying and Reusing Task Steps ................................................................................................................. 109 Deleting Workflows in EFT............................................................................................................................. 111 Editing Task Steps ........................................................................................................................................... 111 Finding & Replacing Text............................................................................................................................... 115 Importing Workflows (Tasks) ......................................................................................................................... 115 Print Task Steps .............................................................................................................................................. 116 AMError............................................................................................................................................................... 116 AMError.ErrorDesc ........................................................................................................................................ 117 AMError.ErrorNumber ................................................................................................................................. 118 AMError.FunctionName............................................................................................................................... 118 AMError.IPAddress ....................................................................................................................................... 118 AMError.MachineName ............................................................................................................................... 119 AMError.ParentTaskName ........................................................................................................................... 119 AMError.StepNumber ................................................................................................................................. 120 AMError.StepText......................................................................................................................................... 120 AMError.TagLine .............................................................................................................................................121 AMError.TaskName ........................................................................................................................................121 Actions.............................................................................................................................................................. 123 My Actions ..........................................................................................................................................................126 Finding & Organizing Actions ........................................................................................................................... 130 Action Properties ............................................................................................................................................... 133 Examples ............................................................................................................................................................. 134 Sample Workflows ......................................................................................................................................... 135 Example: Downloading Files from a Remote Server.................................................................................. 136 Example: Archiving Files................................................................................................................................137 Example: Using Excel Actions...................................................................................................................... 139 AML (Markup Language) ............................................................................................................................... 140 AML (Automation Markup Language) ........................................................................................................ 140

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