This tab allows users to import and export Workflow Manager Compatible Units (CUs) or Process Framework workflows. You may also use the Command Line Workflow Import/Export tool for imports and exports.

Import

It is important to backup your database before importing data. Select Import to import an XML file into the Workflow Manager database. When the user selects import, the following message appears. Select an option and click OK.

Designer Users: This dialog will not appear if you're importing Workflow Manager CUs. This type of import does not support the Append Data option. CUs will be replaced in the geodatabase.

Replace Existing Data: If you select this option, all existing data is deleted and the data in the selected .xml file imported.

Append Data: If you select this option, any items that exist in the selected .xml but not in the existing data, will be added. For example, if a task exists in both the current data and the .xml, it will not be appended, regardless of whether they have different subtasks.

Items added during an append are not assigned as well. For example, if a subtask is added, it will appear as an available subtask in the Process Framework Administration tool and is available to be assigned to a task. It will NOT be automatically assigned to an existing task.

Process Framework will not allow the user to import information specific to Workflow Manager (e.g., CUs) into a database that supports only the Session Manager extension.

Export

If an export fails, you will not be able to import the XML that Process Framework may create into another database.
There are situations in which all information is not exported. See the Export Exceptions topic for more information.

Select Export to create an XML file containing the selection information. Select an export option (or multiple options) and click Export.

Process Framework Workflow: Select this checkbox to export all information associated with your workflow (e.g., node types, roles, states, filters, tasks, subtasks, etc.). This option also exports how these nodes are related (e.g., the roles assigned to each state). If you have both Session Manager and Workflow Manager installed, a dialog will ask you to select the extension you wish to export. If you click Cancel on this dialog, only the workflow export will be cancelled.
Users: Select this checkbox to export user information such as user name, display name, description, and assigned roles. This Export option allows you to select from a list of users in the database or export information for all users.
Workflow Manager CUs: Select this checkbox to export CUs from your Workflow Manager database (e.g., WorkflowManager.mdb). CUs are exported from the MM_WMS_COMPATIBLE_UNIT_LIBRARY table. This option is available only if you have Designer/Workflow Manager installed.

You may assign an XSL style sheet to your exported XML file. Select the "Apply XSL Style Sheet" checkbox and browse to the style sheet. A list of sample XML style sheets provided with the ArcFM Solution install is available in the Appendix of the Configuring ArcFM Solution online help.

Click Cancel to stop an import or export. All import changes will be rolled back. Export does not change anything, so no rollback is performed. Log results are displayed in the window on the right and can be saved to a .txt file using the Save log button.

The CU Import/Export tools will be disabled if the MM_WMS_DB_VERSION table doesn't exist in the Process Framework database (e.g., SessionManager.mdb, WorkflowManager.mdb).