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- Write a Suite definition. This shows how your various tasks run and interact. Tasks are placed into families which themselves may be placed into families and/or suites. All these entities are called nodes
- Write your scripts (.ecf files); these will correspond with Task's in the suite definition. The script defines the main work that is to be carried out. The script includes child commands and special comments and manual sections that provide information for operators.
The child commands are a restricted set of client commands that communicate with the server. They inform the server when the job has started, completed or set an event.
Once these activities are done, the ECFLOW server is started and the suite definition is loaded into the server.
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In addition it provides a rich set of client commands that can interact with the server.
The following sections will provide more detail on the overall process.