Create jobs in the Workflow Manager web app

A job is a single unit of work in ArcGIS Workflow Manager. In some organizations it might be known as a work order or a task. It can be assigned to a person, many people, or a group, and scheduled for completion by a certain date. It includes the workflow steps to complete and the job's details, outlining its scope, it can also contain additional help for completing steps, attachments, the job's location, and associations to spatial data. 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, you won’t see the Manage tab.

3. Click the Create tab.

   The Create panel appears.

   Note:

   If you don’t have sufficient privileges, you won’t see the Create tab.

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, you won’t see the Work tab.

3. Expand the Create panel.

   Note:

   If you don’t have sufficient privileges, you won’t see the Create panel.

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.