Chapter 3. Usage

Table of Contents

3.1. Command Line Parameters
3.2. Graphical User Interface
3.3. Workflows
3.3.1. Rationale
3.3.2. Getting Started
3.3.3. Workflow Components
3.3.4. Coupling Workflow Components
3.3.5. Execution Scheduling of Workflow Components
3.3.6. (Nested) Loops
3.3.7. Fault-tolerant Loops
3.3.8. Manual Tool Result Verification
3.4. User-Defined Components
3.4.1. Integrating External Tools as Components
3.4.1.1. Directory Structure for Integrated Tools
3.4.1.2. Copying of Integrated Tools
3.4.1.3. Integration of CPACS Tools
3.4.1.4. Known Issues
3.4.2. Integrating Workflows as Components (Experimental)
3.4.2.1. Integrating a Workflow via command console
3.4.2.2. Workflow Integration Editor
3.4.2.3. Technical Details of Executing an Integrated Workflow
3.4.2.4. Limitations, Caveats, and FAQ
3.5. Connecting RCE instances
3.5.1. RCE Network Connections
3.5.2. Uplink Connections
3.5.2.1. Configuring an RCE instance as an Uplink relay
3.5.2.2. Configuring an RCE instance as an Uplink client or gateway (in GUI mode)
3.5.2.3. Configuring an Uplink Gateway in non-GUI mode
3.5.2.4. Tool publishing
3.5.2.5. Possibly surprising behavior (or non-behavior)
3.5.2.6. Known issues/limitations of the current release
3.5.3. Example of a Cross-Organization Network
3.5.4. SSH Remote Access Connections
3.5.4.1. Configuring an RCE instance as an SSH server
3.5.4.2. Configuring an RCE instance as an SSH client
3.6. Tool publishing and authorization
3.6.1. Managing authorization groups
3.6.2. Publishing tools on the command console
3.7. RCE’s Command Console
3.7.1. Commands
3.7.2. Parameters
3.7.2.1. Configuration Placeholder Value Files
3.8. The Event Log
3.8.1. Design Principles
3.8.2. Event Structure and File Representation
3.8.3. Events Types and Attributes

This chapter describes the main usage concepts.