Flow Page#

Flow.Show

The Flow page displays general information on the specific Flow. In addition, it enables you to perform all the operations that can be performed on a specific Flow. For more information, see the Flow Modeling Tutorial.

Details View#

Depending on the optional modules that are licensed in the system, the Details view will display some or all of the following page sections:

• Details - displays general information on the Flow.
• Logical Names - displays the logical names to allow easy identification and reusability for the Flow.
• Attributes - enables the visualization of existing Attributes and the possibility to create new ones. For more information on Attributes, visit the section Attributes.
• Attachments - shows the documents that are attached to the Flow and allows you to attach additional documentation to the Flow.

Flow Structure View#

This view displays information on the structure of the Child Flows or Steps that are part of the Parent Flow. The search field allows you to find items within the entire Flow Structure, supporting both physical and logical names. It automatically expands Flows to display all matching Flow Items and highlights the matching text, as shown below.

Within the Flow Structure view, icons define the type of Flow — be it Sequential, Alternate, Non-Sequential Block, or Alternate Flow. Notably, when Steps and Child Flows occupy the same hierarchical level, Step icons adopt an outlined circle format instead of the standard filled circle icon.

In addition, in the Structure view, you'll see icons that show if some Steps are conditional or optional, and if there are any Reworks or Rules linked to them. To access the meaning of each icon, you can simply hover your mouse over them to reveal tooltips. For more information on the icons and their meaning, see Visual Conventions.

The details panel positioned on the right provides overarching data regarding the Flow and individual Steps. If there are Rules or Reworks defined for a given Step, the relevant information will be accessible via a separate tab, as shown in the image below.

Context Structure View#

This view displays information on the contexts that are associated with the Child Flows or Steps within the Parent Flow. The available contexts for each Step are represented by icons located next to the Step name. To understand the meaning of each icon, simply hover your mouse over them to reveal tooltips. For more information on the icons and their meaning, see Visual Conventions.

Next to the Flow Structure, there's a central window containing the General Data along with a tab for each possible context. If there is limited display space within the central panel, the remaining contexts will be accessible in the More dropdown menu.

Selecting any row in the Context Structure grid, either by choosing any part of the row or checking the box on the left, will activate the action buttons above the grid. These buttons allow you to perform operations on the selected row, such as Add, Copy, Edit, or Remove.

The order of these contexts can be determined through a configuration entry present in /Cmf/Guis/Configuration/FlowStepContexts/Contexts, where you can define the sequence of the contexts that will be displayed. For more information, see System Configuration Entries.

You can use the filter located in the top-right corner to narrow down the entities displayed within the contexts. The available filters include Product, Product Group, Material, Material Type, Resource, and Resource Type. When you apply a filter, the behavior of the icons will adjust accordingly, appearing either filled or greyed out based on the filtered results.

Context Matrix View#

This view presents the same information of the Context Structure view but in a matrix format, offering an easier bird's eye view of the entire set of entities that are contextually associated with the Child Flows or Steps within the Parent Flow. Each entity is represented by an icon. For more information on the icons and their meanings, see Visual Conventions.

In this view, you can customize the type of context information displayed in the main Flow Structure:

• Flow/Step and Logical Names - displays both the formal name and the logical name related to the current Flow.
• Flow/Step Names - displays only the formal name of the object.
• Logical Names - displays only the logical name of the object instead of the formal name.

By selecting the icons in each row of the Matrix view, you can quickly identify the entities contextually linked to each Step. You can also filter by Flow or Step type or use the search bar to locate a specific Step. Similarly to the Context Structure view, the filter in the top-right corner allows you to narrow down the entities displayed within the Context Matrix, showing only the icons corresponding to the filtered query.

Compare View#

Flow.Compare

This view provides a quick visual comparison between the selected entity version and any other version that can be selected through it. You can also export the comparison results to a PDF file through the Export Comparison button on the top ribbon. For more information, see Compare Entity Versions.

References View#

This view combines information concerning other objects that have references to the current object:

• Relations - displays the existing Relations between the Flow and other entities and enables the user to edit them. For more information on Relations, visit the section Relations.
• Where Used - displays the set of relationships between the Flow and the other objects used throughout the system.

History View#

This view combines information concerning other objects that have references to the current Flow object:

• Change Set History - displays the history of the change sets associated to the object. For more information on Change Set history, visit the Change Set History page.
• History - displays the history of the operations, associated information, user(s) performing the changes and date and time of the changes.