Hi, I found the following strange naming convention. Main Flow run names and sub flow run names are...

Ross Leung

05/01/2023, 9:09 PM

Hi, I found the following strange naming convention. Main Flow run names and sub flow run names are not the same in the Prefect Server UI.

Ross Leung

05/01/2023, 9:12 PM

Example: MainFlow() has a subflow called SubFlow(). When I call MainFlow(), the Prefect Server created a MainFlow() name called

Persimmon-python

. In the timeline, it launched something called

quartz-copperhead

. And then in the log it says it launched a flow run for the SubFlow() called

debonair-dog

Ross Leung

05/01/2023, 9:13 PM

So I understand that the flow name for the MainFlow() is

Persimmon-python

, and that the SubFlow() name is

debonair-dog

. Then what is

quartz-copperhead

? It’s a blue bar in the timeline view when I clicked on the MainFlow()’s

Persimmon-python

Deceivious

05/02/2023, 8:18 AM

Screenshots please.

Ross Leung

05/02/2023, 11:49 PM

Walkthrough: 1. My MainFlow() started a flow run called

flying-pug

2. The MainFlow() calles a subflow. As you can see it’s called

tuscan-lynx

in the log on the bottom of the screen shot. 3. On the upper right corner, you can see that the very first green bar in the timeline, my MainFlow() created a run called

attractive-trout

4. So, in summary, MainFlow =

flying-pug

and the subflow is called

tuscan-lynx

. So what exactly is

attractive-trout

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