Developing Workflows with Geocortex Essentials

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Overview

Building on the Getting Started with Geocortex Essentials course, this two-day course explores the .NET workflow capabilities of Geocortex Essentials: create client- and server-based workflows that will transform your business processes into simple, guided interactions for your end-users.

Course Outline

Introduction and workflow basics

Explain how workflows support the development of custom applications by performing these tasks:

Explain the benefits of using Geocortex Essentials workflows
Identify common components of workflows
Describe the components required to build, test and run a workflow
Describe the difference between sequences and flowcharts
Navigate a workflow in Geocortex Essentials Workflow Designer

Design, build, test and publish a workflow

Configure a workflow for use in Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 by performing these tasks:

Identify the steps to create a workflow
Describe workflow design considerations
Describe how to build a workflow
Create a workflow with an Alert activity
Describe the purpose of the Geocortex Essentials Workflow Simulator
Test a workflow in the Geocortex Essentials Workflow Simulator
Explain how a workflow is published
Publish a workflow in Geocortex Essentials Manager for use in the viewer

Display an ArcGIS Online FeatureSet in the viewer

Display an Esri FeatureSet in the viewer by performing these tasks:

Describe how to configure the Query Task activity
Describe how to test a query in the ArcGIS REST endpoint
Query an ArcGIS Online feature layer
Describe the FeatureSet object
Examine a FeatureSet in the Geocortex Essentials Workflow Simulator using a breakpoint
Describe how to configure the Select Features activity
Use the Select Features activity to display a FeatureSet in the viewer

Capture user input with variables

Capture user input with variables by performing these tasks:

Describe how the Prompt activity can be used to capture user input
Query an ArcGIS Online service using a user-entered value
Describe how best to manage variables
Set the scope of a variable
Identify methods of testing for the value of a variable
Test a workflow using the Comment Out, Alert, and Exit activities

Configure a form

Configure a Display Form activity by performing these tasks:

Describe the Display Form activity
Describe the Autocomplete Box form item
Configure a Display Form activity with an Autocomplete Box
Describe the List Box form item
Configure an independent List Box
Describe how to use the Cascading ID property
Configure a dependent List Box form item
Describe how to configure the Query Task with the output from a List Box
Configure the Query Task with the output from a List Box
Describe how to add validation rules to form items
Set form item validation rules

Controlling viewer actions

Configure an activity cluster to zoom into a specified geometry by performing these tasks:

Summarize the benefits of using activity clusters in a workflow
Describe how to zoom to a polygon geometry
Describe how to use IntelliSense
Configure an activity cluster to zoom to polygon geometry
Describe how to zoom to MapPoint geometry
Configure an activity cluster to zoom to a MapPoint geometry

Make workflows reusable

Configure a workflow to be reusable across sites by performing these tasks:

Describe the Get Map Service Info activity
Describe how to debug client-side activities
Configure the Get Map Service Info activity
Describe how to use workflow input arguments
Use workflow input arguments
Describe how to use RuntimeModifications to make a form easier to maintain
Configure form item URLs at runtime

Add branching logic to a sequence-based workflow

Configure branching logic in a sequence-based workflow by performing these tasks:

Describe how to add branching logic to a sequence activity
Configure an If activity to manage an input argument
Describe how to customize display form buttons
Configure branching logic using Display Form buttons
Explain how to display a form in the default workflow container
Configure the Display Form activity to target the Default Workflow Container

Configure branching logic in flowchart activities

Configure branching logic in a Flowchart activity by performing these tasks:

Describe the Flowchart activity
Describe how to correctly format a flowchart
Describe the Flow Decision activity
Create a workflow with flowcharts and sequences
Describe how to use an activity cluster in a workflow
Use an activity cluster in a workflow

Product: Geocortex Essentials
Skill level: Starter
Duration: 3-5 days

Cost: $1060

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Audience:

Those who are already familiar with Geocortex Essentials and want to learn how to start developing .NET-based workflows.

Prerequisites:

Successful completion of Getting Started with Geocortex Essentials
Fundamental knowledge of .NET programming concepts is useful. For an introduction to .NET programming concepts, we recommend the Visual Basic Fundamentals for Absolute Beginners guide.
Test your system to ensure that Adobe Connect and the virtual machine that you will be using during training can run successfully
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We know it can be hard to find the time to learn something new or sharpen your existing skills. That’s why we offer all Geocortex training courses in a self-directed format so you can learn what you want, when you want, how you want to! All Geocortex course delivery includes:

3-5 consecutive days’ access (dependent on course) to a Geocortex training environment
All course materials
Access to a Geocortex instructor during office hours

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