With Workflows, you can organize and automate your build processes and manage numerous build utilities and machine processes with one simple tool. As Workflows are executed, a reporting mechanism collects any log output generated from the activities associated with your Workflow while the Workflow Monitor shows you the status of your activities in real time. In addition to this log output, Build Reports are generated that provide more in-depth analyses of the performance of your Workflows including metrics and difference reporting.
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What You Can Do with a Workflow
Building inside the Eclipse Plug-In