From: Peter Amstutz Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:23:05 +0000 (-0400) Subject: 17421: Added page about migration to Workbench 2 X-Git-Tag: 2.4.0~45^2~1 X-Git-Url: https://git.arvados.org/arvados.git/commitdiff_plain/81e844aa04ddc3f8042004e93d360553d4c7b949 17421: Added page about migration to Workbench 2 Arvados-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Peter Amstutz --- diff --git a/doc/_config.yml b/doc/_config.yml index f2ddd7f58c..9dd7f40529 100644 --- a/doc/_config.yml +++ b/doc/_config.yml @@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ navbar: - user/getting_started/community.html.textile.liquid - Walkthough: - user/tutorials/wgs-tutorial.html.textile.liquid - - Run a workflow using Workbench: + - Using Workbench: - user/getting_started/workbench.html.textile.liquid - user/tutorials/tutorial-workflow-workbench.html.textile.liquid + - user/topics/workbench-migration.html.textile.liquid - Working at the Command Line: - user/getting_started/setup-cli.html.textile.liquid - user/reference/api-tokens.html.textile.liquid diff --git a/doc/images/switch-to-wb1.png b/doc/images/switch-to-wb1.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3787e31535 Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/images/switch-to-wb1.png differ diff --git a/doc/images/switch-to-wb2.png b/doc/images/switch-to-wb2.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..177090b329 Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/images/switch-to-wb2.png differ diff --git a/doc/images/wb2-example.png b/doc/images/wb2-example.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7bdea9e78b Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/images/wb2-example.png differ diff --git a/doc/user/getting_started/workbench.html.textile.liquid b/doc/user/getting_started/workbench.html.textile.liquid index 644cf7d208..7091e31eae 100644 --- a/doc/user/getting_started/workbench.html.textile.liquid +++ b/doc/user/getting_started/workbench.html.textile.liquid @@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-3.0 {% endcomment %} {% include 'notebox_begin' %} -This guide covers the classic Arvados Workbench web application, sometimes referred to as "Workbench 1". There is also a new Workbench web application under development called "Workbench 2". Sites which have both Workbench applications installed will have a dropdown menu option "Switch to Workbench 2" to switch between versions. - -This guide will be updated to cover "Workbench 2" in the future. +This guide covers the classic Arvados Workbench web application, sometimes referred to as "Workbench 1". There is also a new Workbench web application under development called "Workbench 2". This guide will be updated to cover "Workbench 2" in the future. See "Workbench 2 migration":{{site.baseurl}}/user/topics/workbench-migration.html for more information. {% include 'notebox_end' %} You can access the Arvados Workbench used in this guide using this link: diff --git a/doc/user/topics/workbench-migration.html.textile.liquid b/doc/user/topics/workbench-migration.html.textile.liquid new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5cb199663b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/topics/workbench-migration.html.textile.liquid @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +layout: default +navsection: userguide +title: "Workbench 2 migration" +... +{% comment %} +Copyright (C) The Arvados Authors. All rights reserved. + +SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-3.0 +{% endcomment %} + +Arvados is in the process of migrating from the classic web application, referred to as "Workbench 1", to a completely new web application, referred to as "Workbench 2". + +!{width: 90%}{{ site.baseurl }}/images/wb2-example.png! + +Workbench 2 is the new Workbench web application first introduced in Arvados 2.0. Workbench 2 is built using modern web technologies and based on user feedback. Workbench 2 has a modern look and feel and offers several advanced features and performance enhancements. Arvados clusters which have both Workbench applications installed will have a dropdown menu option “Go to Workbench 2” to switch between versions. + +!{{ site.baseurl }}/images/switch-to-wb2.png! + +Workbench 2 is stable and recommended for general use, but still lacks some features available in the classic Workbench 1 application. When necessary, you can easily switch back: + +!{{ site.baseurl }}/images/switch-to-wb1.png! + +Some major improvements of Workbench 2 include: + +h2. General + +* More responsive, only loads data needed for display +* More familiar user interface, modeled on the file explorer of MacOS and Windows. +* Advanced search capabilities + +h2. Project browsing + +* Expanded informational columns +* Expanded filtering options +* Right side informational panel providing details about selected item without navigating away from the project +* Support for adding and querying user-supplied metadata properties on Projects + +h2. Collection browsing + +* Able to browse collections with millions of files +* Support for adding and querying user-supplied metadata properties on Collections +* Support for viewing past versions of a collection + +h2. User and Group management + +* Able to create user groups through the GUI +* Able to add/view/remove members of user groups, and what permissions are shared with the group +* Able to add/view/remove permissions shared with individual users