Workflow overview

REQUIREMENTS
Permission	Operation administrator and higher
Connectivity	Online and partial offline

This document describes the purpose and use of workflows in the InfoEx system.

Background

Workflows are a brand new feature of the InfoEx application. The goal of workflows is to allow subscribers to better integrate the InfoEx into their existing operational hazard assessment routines. Furthermore, workflows also provide the foundation for expanding the InfoEx system into a comprehensive operational data system in the future.

Some of the key tasks avalanche safety operations perform on a regular bases include:

• Entering observations
• Viewing InfoEx reports
• Viewing websites
• Keeping track of the current snowpack structure and relevant PWLs
• Assessing avalanche hazard
• Making an operation plan

While all avalanche safety operations perform the above activities in some form, the particular details and the sequence in which these tasks are executed vary from operation to operation.

The InfoEx application supports most of the above activities with a related workflow module that has been designed to assist avalanche professionals in performing the particular task and efficiently exchanging any associated information through the InfoEx. See Workflow modules for more details on the available workflow modules.

Users with Operation Administrator permissions can create workflow definitions that consist of customized sequences of the available workflow modules. This allows you to tailor the InfoEx experience to the particular needs of your operation. See Workflow administration for more information on managing workflows.

Once a workflow has been defined, any users of your operation with a permission level of 'submission moderator' or higher can execute workflow instances. Every time a workflow is execute, the steps are presented to the user in the defined sequence with the latest available information. See Using workflows for more information on how to use workflows during your regular operations.

Examples of typical workflows

Workflows including data submissions

Examples of typical workflows that include data submission to the InfoEx are:

AM guides meeting

• Entering the lodge weather (Observation module)
• Viewing the InfoEx report (Report module)
• Viewing a weather forecast product on the Internet (Website module)
• Discussing the current structure of the local snowpack and status of relevant PWLs (Snowpack module)
• Identifying the current avalanche problems and assessing the overall avalanche hazard for the operation (Hazard assessment modules)
• Submitting the observations and assessments to the InfoEx

PM guides meeting

• Entering and reviewing observations that have been taken during the day
• Updating the structure of the local snowpack and status of PWLs (Snowpack module)
• Reviewing the current avalanche problems and overall avalanche hazard for the operation (Hazard assessment modules)
• Checking out the weather forecast for the next day (Website module)
• Submitting the observations and assessments to the InfoEx

Simple hazard assessment workflow

• Identifying the current avalanche problems and assessing the overall avalanche hazard for the operation (Hazard assessment modules)
• Submitting the observations and assessments to the InfoEx

Convenience workflow for data viewing

It is also possible to create convenience workflows for data viewing that only contain a series of InfoEx reports (Report module) and webpages (Webpage module).

My InfoEx reports

• Viewing the complete InfoEx submissions from my nearest neighbours (Report module)
• Viewing large avalanches submitted by any InfoEx subscriber (Report module)
• Viewing messages from any InfoEx subscriber (Report module)

My weather favourites

• Viewing a text weather forecast (Website module)
• Viewing a loop of satellite imagery (Website module)
• Viewing a local XT diagram (Website module)

Related documents

• Workflow administration
• Workflow modules
• Using workflows

Functionality tested by

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