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# Launching and monitoring data workflows

## Launching data workflows

If a workflow model has given you the permissions to launch data workflows from its publications, you can create new data workflows from the 'Workflow launchers' entry in the navigation pane. To create a new data workflow from a workflow model publication, click the Launch button in the entry of the publication.

You can optionally define localized labels and descriptions for the new data workflow you are launching.

## Monitoring activities

If a workflow model's permissions have configured your user or role for workflow monitoring, you have the ability to follow the progress of data workflows that are currently executing. You can access your monitoring views from the 'Monitoring' section of the navigation panel. If you have additional workflow management permissions, you can also perform the associated actions from these views.

Once the data workflows that you monitor have completed execution, they appear under 'Completed data workflows', where you can consult their execution history.

## Managing work item allocation

If a workflow model defines special allocation management permissions for you or a role that you belong to, you have the ability to manually intervene for work item allocations during the execution of associated data workflows. In this case, you are able to perform one or more of the actions listed below on work items.

Select 'Work items' in the 'Monitoring' section of the navigation pane. The actions that you are able to perform appear in the Actions menu of the work item's entry in the table, depending on the current state of the work item.

Allocate | Allocate a work item to a specific user. This action is available for work items in the offered state.
Deallocate | Reset a work item in the allocated state to the offered state.
Reallocate | Modify the user to whom a work item is allocated. This action is available for work items in the allocated state.

##### See also

- Work items
- Permissions on associated data workflows

##### Related concepts

- Workflow models

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