What’s New in SAS Workflow Studio 1.2

Overview

The changes and enhancements for SAS Workflow Studio 1.2 include the following:
  • the ability to use tags to group or filter process templates
  • a new dialog box that integrates SAS Workflow Studio with existing metadata
  • usability enhancements such as the ability to visually map data objects to SAS variables when defining certain policies

Tagging Processes

SAS Workflow Studio now enables you to associate tags (labels) with a process. These tags enable you to group together related process templates and to use these tags to filter your searches for process templates. See Using Tags to Categorize and Filter Process Templates.

Integration with Metadata

SAS Workflow Studio is now more tightly integrated with existing metadata. When you are defining a process, a new dialog box enables you to retrieve and select participant names, groups, and roles directly from metadata that has already been defined on the server instead of re-entering the information.

Usability Enhancements

Version 1.2 introduces many usability enhancements. Highlights include the following:
  • In the Invoke Web Service and Invoke SAS Code dialog boxes, you can now visually map data objects to SAS variables instead of manually entering all of this information. Also, if you are using WSDL 1.1, then SAS Workflow Studio can automatically read the schema and provide a selection list of Web service actions.
  • Cut or copy and paste functionality has been enhanced. For example, your formatting is now automatically copied when you copy an element. Where possible, you can select multiple elements for a cut or copy and paste operation.
  • There is now an option to automatically close a process template file when you check the file in. You can set this option by selecting Filethen selectOptions.
  • There are now default actions associated with elements in the process tree. For example, double clicking on an element opens that element’s Edit dialog box.
  • There are several enhancements related to 508 accessibility, such as shortcut keys and function keys for navigating the SAS Workflow Studio interface.
  • You can now dock and undock the clip explorer. Also, the F11 key now toggles the clip explorer on and off.
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