Executing workflows
Once a workflow is installed and validated, it becomes available for execution. When you log in on the server using the CLC Workbench, workflows installed on the server automatically become available in the Toolbox (see figure 9.3).
Figure 9.3: A workflow is installed and ready to be used.
When you select it, you will be presented with a dialog as shown in figure 9.4 with the options of where to run the workflow.
Figure 9.4: Selecting where to run the workflow.
This means that workflows installed on the server can be executed either on the server or in the workbench. In the same way, workflows installed in the workbench can be executed on the server as well as in the workbench. The only requirement is that both the tools that are part of the workflow and any reference data are available.
An important benefit of installing workflows on the server is that it provides the administrator an easy way to update and deploy new versions of the workflow, because any changes immediately take effect for all workbench users as well.