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Last modified by teodoramisan on 2025/12/15 16:59
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37 37  
38 38  From the Jupyter Lab launcher, click on the **Xircuits File** icon, as in the screenshot below.
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40 -[[image:xircuits-file-icon.png||alt="newxircs.png"]]
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41 41  
42 42  A new file with the .xircuits extension will be generated under your current working directory. This is where you can start building the workflow diagram interactively.
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45 45  
46 46  You will notice that 2 components are already placed inside the workflow: the __Start__ and the __Finish__ components. They cannot be modified or deleted, and they represent the starting and finishing point of the workflow.
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49 49  
50 50  Open the components tray, from the left-side bar icon highlighted below.
51 51  
52 -[[image:xircuits-extension-icon.png||alt="tray.png"]]
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53 53  
54 54  Now, you can browse through the components, select the one you wish to use, then drag and drop it into the workflow area.
55 55  
56 -[[image:xircuits-component-browser.png||alt="components.png"]]
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57 57  
58 58  === **Step 3. Configure the components** ===
59 59  
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63 63  
64 64  The parameters need to be linked to the inputs of the component by dragging and dropping a connection from the output port of a literal/component towards the corresponding input port of the other component (e.g. the gray connections in the screenshot below).
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67 67  
68 68  === **Step 4. Make connections** ===
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71 71  
72 72  First, link the __Start__ node to the first component of your workflow. Then make the connections between all your components. The last component should be linked to the __Finish__ node, to indicate the end of your workflow (e.g. the blue connections in the screenshot below). These connections will dictate the order of execution of the components in your workflow.
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75 75  
76 76  === **Step 5. Run the workflow** ===
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83 83  
84 84  * For this you can click on the Run button (▶), which will also implicitly compile the workflow. Make sure that __Local Run__ is selected near the Run button.
85 85  
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87 87  
88 88  
89 89  2. Remotely on HPC (only if you have access to HPC resources)
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90 90  
91 91  * First choose the __Remote Run__ in the select box and then click the Run button (▶), which will also implicitly compile the workflow.
92 92  
93 -[[image:remote-run-button.png||alt="remote.png"]]
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94 94  
95 95  * A dialog will open to request the HPC connection details:
96 96  ** which __HPC Site__ to use
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98 98  ** one checkbox to choose whether you want the __HPC Monitoring__ to be opened up automatically (via tvb-ext-unicore GUI). This can also be opened up manually using the __Monitor HPC__ button or the __U__ icon from the left side-bar.
99 99  ** one checkbox to choose whether you want the results to be __staged out__ automatically or not. If checked, the workflow waits for the HPC jobs to finish and then performs the stage out. If unchecked, the results can be manually downloaded later on by using the GUI of the tvb-ext-unicore.
100 100  
101 -[[image:remote-run-configuration.png||alt="rem.png"]]
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102 102  
103 103  * The HPC monitoring is done via the GUI of tvb-ext-unicore which is a separate package we have documented under this Wiki. But it can be nicely used together with tvb-ext-xircuits:
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105 -[[image:hpc-monitoring.png||alt="uni.png"]]
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106 106  
107 107  
108 108  After clicking on Run, a new Jupyter Output window should appear in the bottom of your Jupyter Lab environment. Here you will see the output of your workflow, such as logs, static plots, etc.
109 109  
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111 111  
112 112  === **Step 6. Share your work*** ===
113 113  
114 114  This step is, of course, optional, but it is worth mentioning that sharing your workflows with others is extremely easy. By just saving and sharing your workflow (*.xircuits) file, anyone can access the entire workflow, see the exact connections that you made and receive the same configuration for the components.
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116 116  == Custom functionalities ==
117 117  
118 118  As mentioned before, besides all the core functionalities provided by Xircuits, some other functionalities were added to better suit the needs of the EBRAINS users.
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