Projects are containers that help you organize your process definitions, resource files, forms, simulation scenarios, attachments, etc. On file system level, a project corresponds to a folder. As a default, projects are stored in your workspace, but you can store them in any location that is accessible from your computer.
Systemwalker Runbook Automation differentiates the following types of project:
Workflow Application project: Systemwalker Runbook Automation Studio allows you to design entire workflow applications offline. Process definitions, for example, are created and designed on your local machine. You can store just one or several related process definitions in a Workflow Application project. Workflow applications that have been designed on the local computer can then be registered with the Systemwalker Runbook Automation Management Server. A Workflow Application project is represented in the file system by a single directory. It is used to structure the components that make up an application: process definitions, resources, forms, attachments, icons, simulation scenarios, etc.
Scenario project: Project containing scenarios for locally simulating the execution of a process definition. A scenario is stored locally on your machine and can import either a local process definition or a process definition located on a Management Server. By default, Systemwalker Runbook Automation Studio shows a project named "Simulation Scenarios" in the Navigator view after installation. You can add your local scenarios in this project, or directly in a Workflow Application project, which contains a default folder named "Simulation". In addition, you can also use previously created process definitions ("historical values") for simulation. Refer to section Chapter 12 Simulating Processes for details.
Server project: Project displaying the process definitions stored on a Management Server. Before you can work with these process definitions, you need to log in to the Management Server as a Systemwalker Runbook Automation user. You can transfer any local process definition to the server or export one from the server to your local machine.
This chapter explains how to create projects and work with them.
