ManualTrigger Automate

Target Audience

• Developers: Those looking to automate complex workflows with webhook integrations.
• Project Managers: Individuals managing multiple tasks that require synchronization and tracking.
• Data Engineers: Professionals needing to process batches of data with asynchronous operations.
• Business Analysts: Users who need to visualize the workflow for reporting and analysis purposes.

Problem Solved

This workflow addresses the challenge of managing multiple asynchronous tasks that need to report back to a central workflow. It ensures that:

• All sub-tasks are executed in parallel, improving efficiency.
• The parent workflow waits for all sub-tasks to complete before proceeding, ensuring data integrity.
• Users can easily manage callback responses and track which tasks have finished, reducing the chance of race conditions.

Workflow Steps

1. Manual Trigger: The workflow starts when the ‘Test workflow’ button is clicked.
2. Simulate Multi-Item: Generates multiple items (simulating requests) for parallel processing.
3. Loop Over Items: Initializes a batch processing loop for the simulated items.
4. Initialize finishedSet: Sets up an array to track finished items.
5. Start Sub-Workflow via Webhook: Each item triggers a sub-workflow via a webhook, sending necessary data.
6. Respond to Webhook: Acknowledges receipt of the webhook and prepares for the next step.
7. Webhook Callback Wait: Waits for callbacks from the sub-workflows.
8. Update finishedSet: Updates the list of finished items based on the webhook response.
9. If All Finished: Checks if all items have been processed; if so, it continues the workflow.
10. Acknowledge Finished: Sends an acknowledgment back to the sub-workflow.
11. Continue Workflow (noop): Placeholder for further actions once all tasks are completed.