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CRUD Service — FAQ

Why don't I see any workflows in Automation Studio (Visual Designer)?​

Most often the database catalog is empty in the current environment. Visual Designer lists workflows from the CRUD Service database table visual_workflow_definitions.

Quick checks:

  1. Confirm the stack is up with DB and migrations applied
cd C:\source\repos\CRUDService
docker-compose -f docker-compose-authzen4.yml up -d db
docker-compose -f docker-compose-authzen4.yml up -d alembic
  1. Import YAML workflows into the DB (one-time or whenever you add/update YAMLs)
cd C:\source\repos\CRUDService
docker-compose -f docker-compose-authzen4.yml run --rm crud-service python /app/src/scripts/migrate_workflows_to_db.py
  1. Verify rows exist
docker-compose -f docker-compose-authzen4.yml exec db psql -U postgres -d workflow_db -c "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM visual_workflow_definitions;"

If the count is 0, run the migration script above and refresh Automation Studio.

Also verify:

  • You are pointing Automation Studio to the correct environment (base URL) that has the populated DB
  • CRUD Service API is healthy and reachable from the UI
  • Your user/role has permission to list workflows (if RBAC is enabled)

For the full migration steps and troubleshooting, see the Migration Guide:

BFF fails at startup with DCR errors — what do I do?​

Issue a fresh DCR Initial Access Token (IAT), add it to the BFF environment in compose, and restart the BFF. A ready‑to‑use Postman request is in the CRUD Service repo. Full steps: