Run cycle preview

The run cycle preview provides a graphical representation of the run instances generated by the run cycle rules for a workflow or run cycle group, on a full year basis.

The run cycle preview uses a calendar format to visualize the results of rules applied to run cycles, combined with items properties. This feature helps you understand how run cycle definitions impact workflows or run cycle groups by highlighting when instances are added or removed on specific days.

Visualizing the run cycle preview

You can visualize the run cycle preview when creating or editing workflow and run cycle group definitions. You can also see the preview when viewing the same items from the Assets tab by clicking the Run cycle preview button.

Run cycle preview within a workflow definition

To show the run cycle preview for a workflow, open the Graphical Designer and perform the following steps:

From the Blocks tab, drag a workflow onto the canvas and define general information.
Click Add trigger, and then select Add new.
From the drop-down list, select either Run cycle or Excluding run cycle.

From the workflow definition, you have two levels of run cycle preview visualization:

Any time you define information about a specific run cycle, the run cycle preview shows you the updates within the calendar.
From the workflow definition properties panel, the run cycle preview displays the combination of all the run cycles within that workflow.

Run cycle preview within a run cycle group definition

To show the run cycle preview for a run cycle group, perform the following steps:

From the UI, click Design.
From the Assets tab, click Add new and select Run cycle group from the drop-down list.

The empty run cycle preview calendar appears, and you can define general information about the run cycle group.

To populate the run cycle preview calendar, perform the following steps:

From the Subsets section, click Add new and define the subset name.
From the Run cycles or Excluding run cycle sections, click Add new and define run cycles.

From the run cycle group definition, you have three levels of run cycle preview visualization:

Any time you define information about a specific run cycle, the run cycle preview shows you the updates within the calendar.
From the properties panel of a subset, the run cycle preview displays the combination of all the run cycles within that subset.
From the run cycle group definition properties panel, the run cycle preview displays the combination of all the subsets within that run cycle group.

To help you identify the status of each date, a legend is available and it is located at the bottom of the calendar:


Symbol	Description
	An inclusive instance is generated.
	An exclusive instance is generated.
	Multiple inclusive instances are generated.
	Multiple exclusive instances are generated.
	Exclusive and inclusive instances are generated, which exclude all of them.
	Exclusive and inclusive instances are generated so that some instances are excluded.
	Non-working day.

Select any day to view details of the scheduled run cycles. When you select a specific day in the calendar, the Time Zone used for all listed times is displayed.

Interaction and refresh

The run cycle preview automatically refreshes any time you modify a property of the item that affects the generated instance. Moreover, the preview updates each time you navigate the calendar forward or backward, or when you switch from the All run cycles preview to a specific run cycle or subset preview. The All run cycles preview shows the combination of all the run cycles defined for the workflow or run cycle group:

Inclusive instances.
Exclusive and inclusive instances which result in excluding all of them.
Exclusive and inclusive instances which result in excluding some of them.