2. Using the BDSS: The Workflow Manager

The Workflow Manager allows the user to easily construct a graph of functions, optimize this graph and view the results graphically. A number of terms are specific to the BDSS and the Workflow Manager or otherwise have a specific meaning within them.

Workflow

The directed graph of functions that models a process.

Data source

A node (function) in the graph (workflow).

Data value

An input or output of a node (data source).

Parameter

An input of the graph (workflow) and how that input should be treated (as a numerical or categorical variable, etc: see below).

Key performance indicator (KPI)

An output (criterion or objective) of the graph (workflow).

MCO.

Multi-criterion optimizer.

Topics

• 2.1. Installation
  • 2.1.1. Enthought Deployment Manager
  • 2.1.2. The Bootstrap Environment
  • 2.1.3. The BDSS Runtime Environment
  • 2.1.4. Repository Installation
• 2.2. Starting the Workflow Manager
  • 2.2.1. Views
• 2.3. Setup the Workflow
  • 2.3.1. Create an Execution Layer
  • 2.3.2. Add a Data Source
  • 2.3.3. Select an Optimizer
  • 2.3.4. Select the Parameters
  • 2.3.5. Select the KPIs
• 2.4. Run the Workflow
  • 2.4.1. View the Results
  • 2.4.2. Saving the Workflow as a JSON file
• 2.5. Using the Command Line