gui:user_interface
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FFAStrans User Interface
The GUI (Graphical User Interface) has 3 main parts.
Workflow Manager Menu
Create and Manage Worfklows and enable/disable Watchfolders. Note that the start and Stop function is only relevant if you have any Watchfolder Nodes in your workflow.
- Left Click :
- Right Click :
- Start - Starts Watchfolders.
- Relevant for workflows that contain watchfolder Nodes only.
- Stop - Stops watchfolders.
- Relevant for workflows that contain watchfolder Nodes only.
- Enable - Activates ability to Start watchfolders
- Also enables API to submit Jobs to this workflow
- Disable - Makes the workflow unuseable by API and one cannot Start watchfolders even by accident
- Submit File(s) - Submit file(s) manually (browser).
- Submit File from Input - Enter full path to submit.
- Reset - Clear media Cache History.
- Move Workflow to… - Move workflow to a folder.
- Rename - rename Workflow.
- Delete - Delete Workflow.
- Duplicate - Duplicate Workflow.
- Archive - Open a window to retrieve archived versions of the workflow(Date and Hour). Note that you can always return to the latest.
- Properties - Edit Workflow Properties. See Workflow properties
Workflow Canvas Menu
Create, manage, edit your Processors Nodes.
- Left Click :
- On grid : Hold click to move into canvas.
- On processor's center : Hold click to move Node.
- On processor's header : Configure Node.
- On output link(blue square) : Hold click and release on next node to connect.
- + Shift : Copy selection.
- + Ctrl : Delete selection.
- Double-click on Processor's center : Edit node text.
After changes, the header on a pink background indicates a change in the workflow canvas that has not been saved. Type Crtl+S to save or click on Workflow Manager and choose 'YES' to the warning box.
- + Ctrl on connection to delete it.
- + Alt lasso functionality for selecting several nodes in the editor(new in version 1.2).
- Right Click :
- On Node : Node menu.
- Submit File(s) to : Submit file(s) manually (browser).
- Submit File from input : Enter full path to submit.
- Bypass Processor : On/Off.
- On Node Input(green square) : Select execute on success, error or any case.
- On Grid : Canvas menu.
- Insert Processor : Create new node(by category).
- Auto Arrange : Reorganize all nodes.
- Enable Snapping : Enable snapping to the grid.
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