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Workflow outputs

A workflow can take data connections or index collections as outputs:

  • When you select an index collection as an output, the fields produced by the workflow task are added to an index that users can search against.
  • When you select a data connection as an output, you can select the action that you want the data connection to perform on documents exiting the pipeline. For information on actions, see Actions.

A workflow is not required to have an output. For example, you should omit a workflow output if you want to process and examine your data but not index it or write anything back to the data source.

Adding existing outputs to a workflow

You can add any existing index collection or data connection as an output to a workflow.

To add an existing output to a workflow:

Procedure

  1. Click on the Workflow Designer panel.

  2. Click on the workflow that you want.

  3. Click on the Output panel.

  4. Click on the Add Output button.

  5. Do one of these:

    • Click on Select Index. Then select an index collection from the list. Choose either Index (documents get indexed) or Index or delete (documents get indexed and any deleted documents get removed from the index.)

      -or-

    • Click on Select Data Connection. Then:
    1. Select a data connection.

    2. Select an action.

    3. Configure the action.

      The configuration settings for data connection actions differ depending on the data connection.

    4. Click on the Add to Workflow button.

Adding new index collections to a workflow

From the Workflow Designer page in the Admin App, you can create new index collections while adding new outputs to a workflow, rather than having to create the index collections first.

To do this using the CLI or REST API, you need to first create the index collection and then edit the workflow.

You can also add existing data connections as workflow outputs. For information, see Adding existing outputs to a workflow.

To add a new index collection to a workflow:

Procedure

  1. Click the Workflow Designer window.

  2. Select the workflow that you want.

  3. Click the Output window.

  4. Click Add Output.

  5. Click Create New Index.

  6. Use the Create Index page to create a new index. For information, see Adding index collections.

Removing outputs from a workflow

You can remove an output from a workflow at any time, even while a task is running for the workflow.

To remove an output from a workflow:

Procedure

  1. Click on the Workflow Designer panel.

  2. Click on the workflow that you want.

  3. Click on the Output panel.

  4. Click on the remove icon (GUID-B250EA11-E38E-4687-8084-F4FB2448E4AB-low.png) for the output you want to remove.

  5. Click on the OK button in the prompt.

 

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