Operations

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Operations

The Operations page displays a dashboard of the following key elements:

Links to operators, processes, and other objects
Content packages
Process Watch
Start request forms
Datasets
Resources

The Operations page helps you manage running or completed processes. Start the processes on demand and interact with running processes through interactive forms. The Operations page is an automation dashboard that answers the following types of questions:

What is running in my environment?
What has been running in my environment?
Which of the processes are available to start on demand?
Which of the processes are waiting for user input or approval?

Item:	Description:
	Operations Tab: Click this tab to view the Operations page.
	Operations Toolbar: Use these commands to work with items in the various Operations page lists.
	Operations Pane: Select an entry from the expandable list in this pane. For example: Click Process Instances to view a chart and list of instances. Click Content Packages to view a list of the content packages that were imported and the objects they contain. Click a Start Request Form to start it. Enter an optional filter to find a resource object. In the illustration, the user has entered My Resource to find matching entries arranged in folders in the Resources section of the pane.
	Graph or Chart Area: The product displays the data as a graph or chart for process instances, process watches, and process instances that are in content packages. In the illustration, the user is pointing to the Completed instances bar to see the total count (11). Click a bar in the chart to add the associated status value to the filter for the result list below it. Click the bar again to remove the value from the filter.
	Main Page or List: The main area of the Operations page displays essential information. In addition to the chart, the product often presents this data in a table, list, or form. For example, you can view, filter, and sort a list of instances by their state. Click a resource object to view the current status of the resources it represents.