Introduction
A workflow in Geocap is a way of combining datasets and actions or visualizations in sequence to produce visualizations, movements and powerpoint style 3D presentations. In this section we will have a look at one of the workflows provided with the Atlantis project and then we will create a workflow our self. It is up to you if you want to create a workflow from the Atlantis project or from the new project you built.
Exercises
Examine the workflows provided in the Atlantis project.
- In Geocap, click File > Open > File, and browse to the Atlantis folder, then open the the sub-folder called workflows.
- Double click on the file called Atlantis Basic Workflow.gwf to open it, or single click to highlight it and then click, Open. This will open the workflow below the project.
- Examine the contents of the workflow items by clicking on the triangles next to the root folders.
- Click on the Go to first executable element
icon and then click on the Execute next element 
icon. (This will initialize the basic display settings and nothing will appear in the display window yet) - Click on the Execute next element icon again and notice everything in the Base map folder will be displayed.
Continue clicking on the Execute next element
icon until you reach the end of the workflow and observe how different elements of the Atlantis project are displayed.
Note that the user may also execute each element one at a time by right clicking on the command and choosing Execute, see the image below.
Workflows are saved as single files on disk with file extension *.gwf, (Geocap Work Flow). It is a good idea to store them in a folder called workflows next to the db folder on disk. In the next exercises we will create a new empty workflow.
Create a new workflow
- Go to File > New > Workflow.
- Browse for workflow folder or create a new one.
- Give your workflow a name and click Save.
- The new workflow window will pop up below the project
We are now going to add different commands to our workflow. This can be done in different way. You can turn on the recorder and start executing commands and they will end up in the workflow or you can copy commands from the Toolbox and paste them into the workflow. You can also add elements from the workflow toolbar.
Build the workflow
- Select a dataset in your project.
- In the Toolbox right click the command you want to use in your workflow and select
Copy - Click the
button in the workflow. - The command will now be opened in edit mode. Check the settings and click OK
- Continue to add commands to your workflow
Execute the workflow
- Click the icon.
- Click the icon to execute next element or the
icon to execute all elements in the workflow.