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Install the Workflow Manager web app

The ArcGIS Workflow Manager web app must be installed on the same machine as Portal for ArcGIS. The steps below guide you through the installation process for the ArcGIS Workflow Manager web app.

  1. Sign in to the Portal for ArcGIS machine on which you want to install the Workflow Manager web app as a user with administrative privileges.
  2. Sign in to My Esri.
  3. Click the My Organization tab.
  4. Click the Downloads tab.

    The Products page appears.

  5. Locate ArcGIS Enterprise (Windows) and click View Downloads.

    The Download Components tab appears.

  6. Expand the Product Components section.
  7. Click Download for the ArcGIS Workflow Manager web app setup package.
  8. Browse to the folder that contains the setup package and double-click the file to extract its contents.

    The setup wizard for the ArcGIS Workflow Manager web app launches automatically. If the setup wizard does not launch automatically, browse to the location of the setup files and double-click Setup.exe.

  9. Review the license agreement and accept it or close the window if you do not agree with the terms.
  10. Follow the directions on the screen to complete the installation.

Configure a disconnected environment

You must configure the Workflow Manager web app to point to local resources in your environment when internet access is not available.

Learn more about configuring resources and services in a disconnected portal environment

Set a local basemap

Portal for ArcGIS comes preconfigured with a collection of basemaps from ArcGIS Online that can be used with the Workflow Manager web app. Complete the following steps to configure the web app to use a local basemap:

  1. Open <Portal for ArcGIS installation location>\apps\workflowmanager\conf\appconfig.json in a text editor.
  2. Add the web map item ID using the following example: "mapItemId": "eae4b56daad2453e915cdc2638c74383".
  3. Save the file.
  4. Restart the ArcGIS Workflow Manager Server service using Windows Services manager.

Set a local style sheet

Complete the following steps to configure the Workflow Manager web app to use a local style sheet:

  1. Open the <Portal for ArcGIS installation location>\apps\workflowmanager\index.html file in a text editor.
  2. Update <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://js.arcgis.com/4.11/esri/css/main.css"> with a local style sheet using the following example: <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://webadapterhost.domain.com/portalwebadaptorname/jsapi/jsapi4/esri/css/main.css">.
  3. Save the file.
  4. Restart the ArcGIS Workflow Manager Server service using Windows Services manager.