Exporting a Workflow

This section describes the procedure for exporting a workflow from one Orchestrator node (for example, a development machine) in preparation for importing it to another Orchestrator node (for example, a production machine). When these steps are completed, the exported workflow can imported with the procedure in Importing a Workflow.

  1. Click Workflows.
  2. In the Workflow Definitions list, locate the workflow you want to export and click the dropdown arrow next to the workflow name. Click Export.
  3. The Export Workflow dialog opens, with one of the following conditions:
    • For workflows with dependencies (sub-workflows, remote nodes, and global templates), the dialog will list the dependencies. Click the Export with dependencies check box to automatically export the dependencies with the workflow.
      Note: This step (exporting the dependencies with the workflow) is recommended to ensure proper functioning of the workflow after it is imported by another Orchestrator machine.
      Click Export.

    • For workflows without dependencies (the dialog will state Dependencies: none), click Export.

  4. In the dialog that opens, select the option to save the file to your local machine, then click OK.
    Note: A workflow with dependencies is saved as a .wkf file; a workflow without dependencies is saved as a .yml file.
    You can now follow the procedure in Importing a Workflow to import the workflow into another machine.