Workflow configuration

Workflow configuration

geoflow relies on the definition of workflow which is handled by a single JSON file, that should be customized by the data manager according to his/her needs.

Configuration parts

The configuration file contains several parts (some that are optional) that are defined here below.

Name	Definition	Optional/Required
id	A string identifier/name for the workflow	Required
mode	A string, either 'entity' or 'raw' that defines the workflow mode. The mode raw is a simple mode that allows to trigger simple scripts (known in geoflow as actions) in sequential way. The mode entity is a mode were all the actions will be performed based on a set of entities, usually describing datasets for which we want to perform actions such as publishing, metadata handling, etc.	Required
options	Global workflow options	Optional
profile	Global metadata workflow. Information that is common to all entities in case of mode entity, and that can be exploited in some of the actions. e.g. add a project logo for all dataset descriptions.	Optional
metadata	Part that defines the reference entities used for executing actions in mode entity	Required if mode entity
software	Part where the software to interact with will be defined. It can be a software from where the user wants to get data, or a software where to publish data using geoflow e.g. a GeoNetwork metadata catalogue, a GeoServer, etc.	Optional
actions	Part where the actions to use are defined. These can be source R scripts in case of mode raw, or entity-based actions in case of mode entity. An action put in the list can be enabled/disabled and parameterized with a set of options that is specific to each action.