Page Workflows - Space Tools
Screen Location: Space Tools > Document Management > Space Workflows Document Management > Page Workflows Templates
Overview
The Page Workflow Templates dashboard is accessed via the Page Workflow Templates option from the drop-down menu in the space tools Document Management dashboard.
A workflow operates in much the same way as its counterpart on the space workflows Document Management dashboard. There are a couple of differences:
Workflow content labels won't be active because these workflows aren't applied at the space level, the filter
label
parameter on the workflow macro has no effect but they will be visible in the dashboardsome dashboard utility actions are unavailable such as Initialise States (management of the applied workflow is on the applied page or blog post)
Page Workflow Templates dashboard
The dashboard lists all the space and global scoped workflows that are available for use in Page Mode.
All enabled global workflow templates in the global workflows dashboard will be available in the Page Workflow Templates dashboard.
Space administrators can
add space scope workflows to the page workflows dashboard
enable or disable any workflow listed for use as a page workflow in their space
can only remove space scope workflows from this dashboard
can only disable a global scope workflow
Global scope workflows disabled in the global document management workflows dashboard will not be available in the page workflows templates dashboard
Page workflows must also be enabled for the space in Comala Document Management global configuration to allow page workflows to be used.
If page workflows are restricted in the space, the page workflow templates dashboard will still be visible to space admins and populated with workflows - but users on the page will not have the option to add a workflow to an individual page or blog post.
Page Mode
If Page Mode is enabled, to add a page workflow to content requires in the space workflows Document Management Dashboard that
no global scope workflows are listed (global scope workflows can only be removed from the space not disabled).
all space scope workflows are disabled
Page mode can also be active if the active space and global scope workflows use a content filter that is not present on the current page.
Editing a page workflow template in the dashboard
A space scope workflow added to the page workflow template dashboard can be edited in this dashboard using the markup editor.
The ellipis action menu is not available for a global scope workflow. A global scope workflow can only be edited in the Document Management global workflows dashboard by users with global administrator permission.
Space admins can edit a space scope workflow in this dashboard but changes do not affect the source space workflow or change the workflow already added to a page or blog post.
Option |
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| As seen on... |
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Edit | Opens the markup editor. Editing the workflow template does not change any copies previously added to content. | Space scope workflows ONLY | |
Activate | Enabled workflow. Available for users to add a copy as a page workflow. Click to disable the workflow. This does not disable any copies already added to content. | All active workflows | |
Disable | Disabled workflow.
Click to change the slider to green and enable the workflow to allow users to add s a page workflow (add to pages and blog posts on a page-by-page basis). | All disabled workflows | |
Remove | Deletes the workflow template
| Space scope workflows ONLY |
Creating a new workflow and add to the page workflows templates dashboard
You can create and add a workflow to the Page Workflow Templates dashboard:
Global administrator
A global admin can create, import, or edit a workflow in the Global Document Management Workflows dashboard.
Global workflows enabled in the global workflows dashboard are automatically displayed in the page workflow templates dashboard.
Space administrator
The space administrator can
create, import, or edit a space scope workflow in the space tools Document Management dashboard
choose the +Add Workflow button and use or paste markup to create a new workflow.
users can save a content-level workflow to the page workflow templates dashboard using the Save as template drop-down menu in workflow builder.
Add an existing workflow
All existing global workflows enabled in Document Management global configuration are automatically listed in the page workflow templates dashboard. This includes any global workflows imported to the global workflows dashboard via the Import tab.
Space admins can add existing space scope workflows by copying and pasting the markup.
A space scope workflow added to the page workflows template dashboard can be edited in this dashboard. Any changes to this copy in the page workflows templates dashboard are not updated in the original space scope workflow listed in the space workflows Document Management dashboard.
Using a global scope workflow to create a custom workflow
A space admin can create an editable copy of a global workflow template in the page templates workflow dashboard.
disable the global scope workflow in the dashboard
This creates a copy of the workflow as a space workflow.
The space workflow can be edited to create a custom workflow for the dashboard.
How do I initialize states?
This isn't applicable in page mode because each page gets its own unique workflow – you cannot centrally manage the workflow.
If you get a confused state (grey indicator circle), you can fix it directly on the affected page – just open the workflow popup and choose a state. Select one state in the applied workflow, problem solved!
Edit a page workflow template added to a page
Page workflow templates are designed to be used primarily for testing, development and learning and the workflow can be edited when added to a page or blog post.
Individual users can create content (page or blog post) and manually add to individual pages and/or blog posts any enabled workflow listed on the Page Workflow Templates dashboard .
A user only sees the Add Workflow... page tools menu option if both
page mode is active for the space (in the app global configuration)
there are no active workflows in the space.
Choosing Add Workflow... creates a new copy of the workflow – unique to the individual page or blog post. Changes to this workflow copy added to the page are not updated in the source template.
Users can select and customize the Workflow with custom states when page mode is active for the content.
Users (with Edit permission for the content) can use workflow builder to
create new workflows – unique to the individual page or blog post using these workflow templates.
edit a workflow – unique to the individual page or blog post
To edit an existing workflow added to a page choose Edit with Workflow Builder from the page action tools menu
You cannot save a page workflow added to a page directly to the page workflow templates dashboard.
However, you can
copy the markup for the new workflow.
open +Add Workflow in the page workflow templates dashboard.
paste the markup and exit to add to the dashboard.
In workflow builder, a user with the appropriate administrator permission can save the workflow as a space or global template.
Save as global template and enable it as a global workflow in the global workflows document management dashboard
Save as space template and copy and paste the workflow markup from the space workflows document management dashboard