Available with Workflow Manager license.
A Workflow Manager (Classic) repository contains Workflow Manager (Classic) system data, and a workflow connection provides access to it in a project. The Workflow Manager (Classic) data workspace contains the spatial data for job execution and is added to the Workflow Manager (Classic) repository by an administrator. If the data workspace is configured so that each user will connect with their individual user login information, they can update the login information from within the ArcGIS Pro application.
Connect to a workflow connection
A workflow connection is a connection to the Workflow Manager (Classic) enterprise geodatabase and provides access to the jobs in the Workflow Manager (Classic) repository. A project can have only one workflow connection. You can add a workflow connection from the Insert tab by clicking Connections > New Workflow (Classic) Connection. Once the workflow connection is established in the project, workflow views and the tab are enabled, and the workflow connection is available in the Catalog pane. New Workflow (Classic)Connection is unavailable once a workflow connection has been added to the project.
If the database being added does not contain the Workflow Manager (Classic) schema, a message appears and asks if you want to create it. Click Yes to open the Create Workflow Database tool. If you click No, the database connection is added under Workflows in the Catalog pane, but Workflow Manager (Classic) functionality will not be available with the database.
If the database being added contains an earlier version of the Workflow Manager (Classic) schema, a message appears and asks if you want to update it. Click Yes to open the Upgrade Workflow Database tool. If you click No, the database connection is added under Workflows in the Catalog pane, but Workflow Manager (Classic) functionality will not be available with the database.
The following steps describe how you can connect to a workflow connection in a project:
- Start ArcGIS Pro.
- Create a new blank project or open an existing project.
- Click the Insert tab.
- Click Connections > New Workflow (Classic) Connection.
The Database Connection dialog box appears.
- Specify the Workflow Manager (Classic) database connection information.
- Click OK.
- If the requested database does not contain the required Workflow Manager (Classic) schema or the schema is outdated, click Yes to create or upgrade the database in the message that appears.
The Create Workflow Database or Upgrade Workflow Database tool appears with a connection file for the specified database.
- Specify other parameters and click Run to create or upgrade the database.
Once the workflow connection is established, it's added to the Catalog pane under Workflows, and the workflow view appears.
Share a workflow connection
When a project is shared as a project package (.ppkx), the workflow connection in the project is packaged along with the jobs that are part of the project. The recipient of the package can unpack it and start using the Workflow Manager (Classic) capabilities of ArcGIS Pro.
Once the workflow connection is established, it is added to the Catalog pane under Workflows, and a workflow view is opened.
Note:
If the workflow database schema is created or upgraded when the connection is added, the workflow view is not opened automatically. The workflow view can be opened by double-clicking the workflow connection.
Update data workspace login
When the spatial data workspace is configured with Each user will connect with their own database login as the authentication type, each user can update their data workspace login information in ArcGIS Pro.
The following steps describe how you can update your individual credentials to the data workspace for the first time, or update existing credentials if they are outdated.
- Start ArcGIS Pro.
- Right-click your workflow connection under the Workflows node in the Catalog pane and click Update Data Workspace Login.
The Data Workspace Login dialog box appears.
Note:
The Update Data Workspace Login option is only enabled if there is a data workspace configured with Each user will connect with their own database login in ArcGIS Workflow Manager (Classic) Administrator.
- Click the Select Data Workspace drop-down arrow and choose an data workspace.
- Update the Database Login credentials.
- Optionally, click Test Connection to test the credentials.
The OK button is only enabled if the connection test is successful.
- Click OK.
Once the data workspace credentials are updated, the connection is established and the spatial data in the data workspace can be used by the configured user for job execution.
Note:
The updated credentials are applied when ArcGIS Pro is restarted.