Overview
A workflow is a sequence of data blocks and processing blocks. It defines an order for operations.
A workflow starts with a data block and is usually followed by one or more processing blocks.
Create a workflow
- Open the console, go to
Projects, and select a project.
- Go to the Workflows tab and click Create Workflow.
- Name your workflow.
- Add blocks and click Save Workflow. A workflow can't be empty and needs to contain at least one data block.
Add blocks to a workflow
Combinations of blocks are limited, which means that a block can only be connected to certain other blocks. Block capabilities dictate the specific input and output types and parameters of the block. Certain blocks need to be pre-processed in order to carry out more advanced processing steps.
When you add a block to your workflow, it becomes a workflow task. A workflow task contains a specific block version in its characteristics, which specifies what blocks can be added before and after this task.
Some blocks require access approvals. For more information, see Restrictions.
- Click Add data to add a data block. The first block is always a data block. To learn how to add catalog and tasking images from storage as a data source, see Use assets from storage.
- Click Add processing to add one or more processing blocks. Blocks that aren't compatible with the already added workflow tasks are grayed out.
- If you want to use an environment variable, select an environment.
- To set up job parameters for the workflow, click Update & Configure Job.
Find a workflow ID
- Open the console, go to
Projects, and select a project.
- Go to the Workflows tab and select a workflow.
- Click Manage with API on the right.
- Click
near the ID to copy it to your clipboard.
Delete a workflow
- Open the console, go to
Projects, and select a project.
- Go to the Workflows tab and select a workflow.
- Scroll down and click Delete Workflow → Delete.
Video tutorials
How to create a workflow
Troubleshooting
Why do some data blocks not show up in a workflow search?
Only images that take up to 10 minutes to process will show up in a workflow search.
To be able to add the images that take up to 24 hours to process to your workflow, follow these steps:
- Open the console, go to
Catalog, and purchase data.
- When it appears in Storage, copy the asset ID.
- Add an asset from storage to your workflow as a data source.