Home tab is divided into the following sections: File, Execution, Settings, Import and Libraries.
The File section contains four buttons: Open, Save, Save As and Close.
- Open button to open a workflow.
- Save button to save a workflow.
- Save As button to save a workflow with a different name.
- Close button to close the current workflow.
The Execution section contains two buttons: Start and Stop.
- Start button starts the execution of a workflow on the local runtime. The Windows Agents and Linux Agents buttons allow the user to view a list of the available execution agents. This feature is available only on the Designer integrated with Flowster Studio product. For Designer Basic, the only available execution agent is Designer local.
- Stop button stops the execution of the current workflow.
The Settings section contains one button: Settings.
- Settings button opens a window from where the Designer’s working folders for Workflows and Snippets can be changed. The default path is C:\ProgramData\Flowster Solutions\Flowster Studio\Designer\.
There are also default applications for external editors, like notepad.exe for PowerShell, SSH,CMD and Other activities that are accepting commands and the Quick Binding Filter toggle that once set to ON will apply a filter to the list of variables/arguments that are displayed to match a property type.
The Import section contains one button: Import.
- Import button opens a window where dependencies can be imported from. If no snippet or workflow is open, the option is inactive.
The Libraries section contains one button: Activity Libraries.
Activity Libraries button opens a window with a list of categories that contain default or custom activities with matching checkboxes to allow the user to configure which categories/activities to load on Designer startup.
NOTE: After the configuration is done, click on the Apply button. The changes will apply to the current Designer session without restart.