Workflow Designer Right-click Menus
Theme: Configure
Who Is It For? System Administrator, Automation Engineer
What Is It?
Right-click on a node or dependency line in the Workflow Designer to display the following menu items:
Open SubSchedule: Changes the display to show the subschedule for the selected Container job
Edit: Opens the appropriate editor for the selected node or dependency line. Requires the appropriate privileges
Delete: Deletes the selected item. Requires the appropriate privileges
- Deleting a job removes it from the Job Master and the Workflow Designer view
- Deleting a threshold or resource removes it from the map but not from Administration. A threshold or resource cannot be deleted if dependencies are involved
Find: Opens the Quick Search dialog to find any node. Also available on the Workflow Designer toolbar
Isolate: Presents the following options:
- Previous Dependencies: Shows the selected node and all preceding dependencies; fades out all others
- Subsequent Dependencies: Shows the selected node and all subsequent dependencies; fades out all others
- Dependency Chain: Shows the entire dependency chain connected to the selected node; fades out all others
- Shortest Path: Shows the shortest path among all dependency chains to the selected job
Layout: Presents the following options:
- Top to Bottom: Lays out nodes using a top-to-bottom flow
- Left to Right: Lays out nodes using a left-to-right flow
- Grid: Lays out nodes using a grid
Zoom in: Zooms in 10% at a time to a maximum of 200%
Zoom out: Zooms out 10% at a time to a minimum of 10%
Print: Prints the full map image. Also available on the Workflow Designer toolbar
Take Screenshot: Saves an image of the current Workflow Designer layout. Also available on the Workflow Designer toolbar :::
Configuration Options
| Setting | What It Does | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open SubSchedule | Changes the display to show the subschedule for the selected Container job | — | — |
| Isolate | Presents the following options: | — | — |
| Layout | Presents the following options: | — | — |
| Zoom in | Zooms in 10% at a time to a maximum of 200% | — | — |
| Zoom out | Zooms out 10% at a time to a minimum of 10% | — | — |
| Take Screenshot | Saves an image of the current Workflow Designer layout. | — | — |
FAQs
Q: What does Workflow Designer Right-click Menus do?
title: Workflow Designer Right-click Menus
Q: Where can you find Workflow Designer Right-click Menus in OpCon?
Access Workflow Designer Right-click Menus through the appropriate section in the Enterprise Manager or Solution Manager navigation.
Glossary
Enterprise Manager (EM): OpCon's rich client graphical user interface for Windows and Linux, used to define schedules and jobs, manage automation data, and perform operational tasks.
Solution Manager: OpCon's browser-based graphical user interface for managing automation data, performing operational actions, and administering the system.
Subschedule: A schedule that runs as a child process within a Container job, allowing hierarchical, nested workflow automation where a parent schedule can trigger and monitor an entire child schedule.
Container Job: A job type that runs a subschedule. Container jobs enable hierarchical schedule structures and support properties and events just like standard jobs.
Threshold: A numeric variable stored in the OpCon database used to control job execution. Jobs can be made dependent on threshold values, and OpCon events can update threshold values at runtime.
Resource: A numeric variable in OpCon representing a finite pool. Jobs can be configured to require a set number of resource units to run, limiting concurrent executions and preventing resource contention.
Privilege: A specific permission granted through an OpCon role that controls access to a feature, function, or object type. Privileges are organized into categories such as Function Privileges, Machine Privileges, Schedule Privileges, and Access Codes.
Job: The fundamental unit of work in OpCon. A job defines what to run, on which machine, when to start, and what conditions must be met. Job results are tracked and can trigger events and notifications.