How to Use Flyte UI#

Tags: Basic, UI

Flyte UI is a web-based user interface for Flyte. It helps interact with Flyte objects and builds DAGs out of your workflows.

With Flyte UI, you can:

  • Launch tasks

  • Launch workflows

  • View Versioned Tasks and Workflows

  • Trigger Versioned Tasks and Workflows

  • Inspect Executions through Inputs, Outputs, Logs, and Graphs

  • Clone Executions

  • Relaunch Executions

  • Recover Executions

Note

FlyteConsole hosts the Flyte user interface code.

Launching Workflows#

You can launch a workflow by clicking on the Launch Workflow button. Workflows are viewable after they are registered. The UI should be accessible at http://localhost:30081/console.


"Launch Workflow" button

Launch a workflow using the “Launch Workflow” button.#


The end-to-end process from writing code to registering workflows is present in the getting-started.

A pop-up window appears with input fields that the execution requires upon clicking the Launch Workflow button. If the default inputs are given, they will be auto-populated.


Launch form

A pop-up window appears after clicking the “Launch Workflow” button.#


An execution can be terminated/aborted by clicking on the Terminate button.


"Terminate" button

Terminate an execution by clicking the “Terminate” button.#


Launching Tasks#

You can launch a task by clicking on the Launch Task button. Tasks are viewable after they are registered. The UI should be accessible at http://localhost:30081/console.


"Launch Task" button

Launch a task by clicking the “Launch Task” button.#


A pop-up window appears with input fields that the task requires and the role with which the task has to run on clicking the Launch Task button.


Launch form

A pop-up window appears on clicking the “Launch Task” button.#


Viewing Versioned Tasks and Workflows#

Every registered Flyte entity is tagged with a version. All the registered versions of workflows and tasks are viewable in the UI.


Versioned workflows

View versioned workflows.#


Triggering Versioned Tasks and Workflows#

Every registered Flyte entity is versioned and can be triggered anytime.


Trigger versioned workflows

Trigger versioned workflows.#


Inspecting Executions#

Executions can be inspected through the UI. Inputs and Outputs for every node and execution can be viewed.


Node's inputs and outputs

View every execution node’s inputs and outputs.#


Execution's inputs and outputs

View every execution’s inputs and outputs.#


Logs are accessible as well.


Logs

View Kubernetes logs.#


Every execution has two views: Nodes and Graph.

A node in the nodes view encapsulates an instance of a task, but it can also contain an entire subworkflow or trigger an external workflow. More about nodes can be found in Nodes.


Nodes

Inspect execution’s nodes in the UI.#


Graph view showcases a static DAG.


DAG

Inspect execution’s DAG in the UI.#


Cloning Executions#

An execution in the RUNNING state can be cloned.

Click on the ellipsis on the top right corner of the UI.


Clone execution

Step 1: Click on the ellipsis.#


Click on the Clone Execution button.


Clone execution

Step 2: “Clone execution” button.#


Relaunching Executions#

The Relaunch button allows you to relaunch a terminated execution with pre-populated inputs. This option can be helpful to try out a new version of a Flyte entity.


Relaunch an execution

Relaunch an execution.#


A pop-up window appears on clicking the relaunch button, allowing you to modify the version and inputs.

Recovering Executions#

Recovery mode allows you to recover an individual execution by copying all successful node executions and running from the failed nodes. The Recover button helps recover a failed execution.


Recover an execution

Recover an execution.#