Create jobs in the Workflow Manager web app

A job is a single unit of work in ArcGIS Workflow Manager. In some organizations, this might be known as a work order or a task. Jobs can be assigned to a user or a group and can be scheduled for completion by a certain date. Jobs are created from a job template, which outlines the scope and properties of work and contains additional details to help complete steps in a workflow. Complete the steps in the following sections to create jobs in the Workflow Manager web app.

Create jobs on the Manage page

Complete these steps to create a job on the Manage page:

  1. Access the Workflow Manager web app.
  2. Click the Manage tab.

    The Manage page appears.

    Note:

    If you don't have sufficient privileges, the Manage tab is not available.

  3. Click the Create tab.

    The Create panel appears.

    Note:

    If you do not have sufficient privileges, the Create tab is not available.

  4. Click the job template that corresponds to the type of job you want to create in the Create panel.
    Note:

    You can type a keyword in the Search Templates text box to filter the list to job templates that contain the keyword.

    A confirmation message appears indicating that the job was created successfully.

Create jobs on the Work page

Complete these steps to create a job on the Work page:

  1. Access the Workflow Manager web app.
  2. Click the Work tab.

    The Work page appears.

    Note:

    If you don’t have sufficient privileges, the Work tab is not available.

  3. Expand the Create panel.
    Note:

    If you don’t have sufficient privileges, the Create panel is not available.

  4. Click the job template that corresponds to the type of job you want to create in the Create panel.
    Note:

    You can type a keyword in the Search Templates text box to filter the list to job templates that contain the keyword.

    A confirmation message appears indicating that the job was created successfully.

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