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Overview
This is an initial release of our Workflow Translator for Cloud. Further versions will have greater capability. For example, support for the translation of further server workflow elements and parameters to cloud compatible JSON code.
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A data center/server workflow can be translated into cloud compatible JSON code markup using the workflow Workflow Translator for Cloud available in workflow builder.
The workflow cloud compatible JSON code can be copied and then added to a cloud site space using the app workflow code editor in cloud. As some product features in Cloud are different to data center/server, the workflow builder cloud translator will not translate all the elements and parameters of the data center/server workflow into a cloud compatible JSON workflow. |
The Workflow Translator for Cloud is only available when accessing in workflow builder for a workflow in the global workflows dashboard, the space settings document management dashboard on on a page for an applied page workflow.Document Management
Workflow Cloud translator view
The workflow cloud translator button (if enabled) is displayed in the workflow builder navigator panel. The Workflow translator for cloudTranslator can be used to translate the server workflow for a selected workflow and the cloud compatible JSON can be copied and pasted to the Comala Document Management Cloud workflow code editor in a cloud site.
Choose the Cloud Workflow Translator button in the workflow builder navigation panel to view the current workflow in the cloud translator.
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Choose the Translate button to translate and display the cloud compatible JSON code for the workflow.
Any workflow elements or parameters that are not translated to cloud compatible code by the tool are listed in the Messages dialog box.
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Some elements and parameters of the server workflow may not be cloud JSON compatible. |
Select copy icon next to the Translated workflow box title the Copy button to copy the workflow cloud compatible JSON code to the clipboard.
Paste the cloud compatible JSON code to the Comala Document Management Cloud workflow code editor in a space in your cloud site (or or paste as a text file to a text/code editor for storagestorage).
Elements listed in the Messages Messages dialog box will need to be recreated manually in the cloud workflow using workflow builder or code editor in cloud, for example, workflow triggers. Cloud JSON triggers use different functionality, including different workflow events and trigger actions. The product comparison page for Comala Document Management can be used to check the feature differences between the server and cloud apps.
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What is not translated to cloud compatible
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Unsupported workflow elements not included in the cloud compatible JSON code translation
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Workflow JSON code triggers can be created and used in a cloud but these have different functionality to those in server.
Metadata and other values references are not translated.
In cloud, unsupported parameters include
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For a workflow approval
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Read Confirmations are not translated in the cloud compatible code. In a cloud site, read confirmations are added using the Comala Read Confirmations Cloud app.
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Further releases of the Workflow Translator for Cloud tool will include additional support for the translation of workflow elements and parameters to cloud compatible JSON code and may include some currently listed above as not supported. |
Use workflow translator
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See also
Comala Document Management Server and Data Center
Migration: Comala Document Management to Cloud
Comala Document Management Cloud