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Workflow Activities
Double-click an activity box to see its parameters. Each activity box displays
the following:
■ An icon indicating whether it is a command, a layer, a description, or
a link to another workflow.
■ The activity title (by default, the name of the activity in the Activities
Panel). All activities have an optional Display Name property. If you
change that property, the new name appears.
■ Parameters. To change the parameters, double-click the activity box or
click
. See Workflow Activity Input dialog boxes (page 2025).
■ Command panel. Hover over an activity box to see its command panel.
You can delete, disable, or enable any activity. You can edit parameters
and toggle the prompt that allows you to replace parameters at run time.
NOTE Drag and drop activities to rearrange them. To move multiple activities
at a time, hold down the Shift key and drag a selection box around the activities.
Then hold down the Shift key and drag to the new location.
Place activities above this icon. It is the end point for the workflow.
Settings Panel
In the Settings panel, you can view and edit values for the parameters of the
current activity. To show or hide the Settings panel for the selected activity,
click
Status Area
The area at the bottom of the Workflow Designer window is the status area.
Workflow Status
While a workflow is running, the Workflow Status displays the command
that is executing and any errors that occur. When the workflow is finished
executing, click the Workflow Status link to open the log window.
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