08: Save and Load a Workflow

Instead of re-opening each function every time get back to JEX, an easier way is save your workflow and reload it when you come back. So far, we have created a workflow with two functions (i.e., “Measure Roi Region to ARFF” and “Export Table Files”). We will save and load this workflow.

You can see there are three large buttons labeled “LOAD”, “SAVE”, and “RUN” on the right side of the upper-middle panel of the "Processing Tab" (Tab #5). When you click “RUN”, it will run the whole work flow from left to right and save this workflow automatically into the database as an object (i.e., you will see a workflow icon under “BROWSE/SELECT OBJECTS” labeled with the first and last function in the workflow and then numbered if there are duplicate names). If you double-click this object it will reload the workflow, adding it to whatever you currently have.

However, you can save these workflows elsewhere as well if you click on “SAVE” button. After clicking, simply name the workflow and choose to the folder you want to save it in. You can reload this saved workflow by clicking on “LOAD” and selecting the file. The file extension on the file makes no difference, it is treated as a text file.

Within these workflows you can re-order the functions. This is done by clicking the right or left arrows on the top of the function panels on either side of the function panel title. Each click moves the function forward or backward by one position. The cross on the top of the function panel allows you to delete this function from the workflow.