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Using the Workflow Documentation
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You can use the Workflow Documentation plug-in to generate PDF documentation about a specific
workflow or workflow category.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Workflow Library for the Workflow Documentation Plug-In,” on page 77
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“Generate Workflow Documentation,” on page 77
Workflow Library for the Workflow Documentation Plug-In
With the Workflow Documentation plug-in workflows you can generate PDF documentation about specific
workflows or workflow categories.
You can access these workflows from Library > Workflow documentation in the Workflows view of the
Orchestrator client.
Get documentation for
workflow
Generates information about a workflow that you select.
Get documentation for
workflow category
Generates information about a workflow category that you select.
Generate Workflow Documentation
You can export documentation in PDF format about a workflow or a workflow folder that you select at any
time.
The exported document contains detailed information about the selected workflow or the workflows in the
folder. The information about each workflow includes name, version history of the workflow, attributes,
parameter presentation, workflow schema, and workflow actions. In addition, the documentation also
provides the source code for the used actions.
Procedure
1 From the drop-down menu in the Orchestrator client, select Run or Design.
2 Click the Workflows view.
3 Navigate to the workflow or workflow folder for which you want to generate documentation and right-
click it.
4 Select Generate documentation.
5 Browse to locate the folder in which to save the PDF file, provide a file name, and click Save.
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