The Outputs tab is where you define where your Workflow data goes once it has been processed. Configuring at least one Output is required before your Workflow can be executed.
👍 Nexadata Workflows support multiple Outputs, allowing you to distribute the final harmonized data to several target systems simultaneously.
Getting to the Outputs Tab
Once your Pipelines are configured and ready, the platform will prompt you to move on. Click Go to Outputs in the next step prompt at the bottom of the Pipelines tab, or select the Outputs tab from the top navigation within the Workflow.
The Pipelines tab showing the "Next Step: Define Outputs" prompt with the Go to Outputs button
The Outputs Tab
When you arrive at the Outputs tab for the first time, you will see two things:
An Outputs section at the top showing "No Outputs configured yet," with a description that Outputs define where your Pipeline results are sent.
An Output Schema section below, which is read-only and automatically populated based on the columns defined by your Primary Output Pipeline. This gives you a reference view of exactly what data structure will be delivered to your configured destinations.
Note: The Output Schema cannot be edited from this tab. To modify it, update the Primary Output Pipeline directly.
The Outputs tab in its empty state, showing the Output Schema populated from the Primary Output Pipeline
Adding an Output
Click the Add button in the upper right of the Outputs section. You will be taken to the Output configuration screen, where you provide a name and choose how to configure the destination.
The Add Output screen showing Name field and output mode options
There are two output modes:
Managed by Nexadata: Nexadata handles the output delivery automatically. This is the default option and requires no additional connection configuration.
Customize Outputs: Allows you to route your Workflow results to a specific external application or file-based destination using one of your configured Data Connections.
Customizing an Output with a Data Connection
To send data to an external system, click Customize Outputs on the output configuration screen. A Data Connection to use dropdown will appear, listing all Data Connections available in your organization. Select the appropriate connection and click Save to confirm the Output.
The Customize Outputs view showing the Data Connection to use dropdown
Supported Destinations
Nexadata supports sending Workflow results to multiple destination types. You can configure your Workflow to deliver data to:
The Nexadata Hub
External systems such as Salesforce, Anaplan, or Pigment
File-based destinations like Amazon S3 or SFTP
You can add multiple Outputs to a single Workflow, so the same processed data is delivered to several destinations simultaneously without running the Workflow more than once.
Outputs and Executions
Defining at least one Output is required before your Workflow can be executed. If you navigate to the Executions tab without having configured an Output, you will see a "Complete your workflow setup" warning stating that Executions require Data, Pipelines, and Outputs to be configured first. A Define Output button is displayed to take you directly to the Outputs tab.
The Executions tab showing the "Complete your workflow setup" warning and the Define Output button
Once an Output is configured, the Executions tab lets you run the Workflow manually or view its execution history, including Status, Start Time, End Time, Duration, Execution Mode, and Output for each run.
Managing Outputs
In the Outputs tab, each configured Output is listed with its name and type. You can drag and drop Outputs to reorder their processing. Use the actions icon (⋮) to the right of any Output to edit or remove it.
👉 Outputs are executed after all Pipelines have completed, ensuring that only fully processed, schema-conformant data is delivered to your targets.
Ready to run your Workflow? Continue to Workflow Executions.