Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Reasoning Flow

Creating a Reasoning Flow#

A step-by-step guide to creating your first Reasoning Flow and adding objects.

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Prerequisites#

Before starting, ensure you have:

• Access to the ARPIA platform
• A Repository created (see How to Create a Data Repository)

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Step 1: Create a Reasoning Flow#

1. Navigate to Reasoning Flows from the main menu.

2. Click the + button to create a new Flow.

3. Fill in the New Flow form:

Project Types#

Project Categories#

Note: Project categories are organizational labels — they don't affect runtime behavior.

4. Click Create.

5. Click OK on the confirmation popup.

Checkpoint: Your new Flow should now appear in the Reasoning Flows list.

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Step 2: Create an Object#

1. Click Enter on your newly created Flow to open it.

2. Inside the Flow, click New Object (or the + button).

3. Fill in the New Object form:

Object Types and Development Environments#

Select a Type first, then choose the appropriate Development Environment:

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Extract & Load

For automated data extraction from registered data sources.

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Repository Table

For registering and managing tables in your data repository.

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Transform & Prepare

For refining data before analytics or modeling.

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AI & Machine Learning

For model training, deployment, and prediction.

When to use GPU: Choose AP AutoML GPU Engine for datasets >100,000 rows, deep learning models, or when standard training is too slow.

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Visual Object

For custom applications, APIs, and visualizations.

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Data Models (Nodes)

For defining semantic entities and documenting datasets in the Reasoning Atlas.

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AI Apps

For orchestrating multiple objects into complete, deployable applications.

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App Droplet Object

For publishing applications to external servers.

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4. Click Create.

5. Click OK on the confirmation popup.

6. Your Object editor will open, ready for development.

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Next Steps#

Now that you've created a Flow and Object, you can:

• Write code in the editor using PHP or Python
• Add a config.html to create an interactive configuration form (see Configurable Objects Overview)
• Connect to your Repository using the database helpers (dkconnect for Python, datakubes-connect.php for PHP)
• Schedule execution for batch processing
• Add more Objects to build complete workflows

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Related Documentation#

• Reasoning Flows Overview\ Understand the complete Reasoning Flows architecture.

• Configurable Objects Overview\ Add interactive configuration forms to your objects.

• App Droplet Object Overview\ Deploy objects to production servers.

• How to Create a Data Repository\ Set up a Repository before creating Flows.