Choose Actions ‣ Save schema item in the main menu or Save schema toolbar button to save a workflow schema. The schema is saved to a file of native UGENE format (with.uwl extension).
The format is human-readable, you can find it’s description in chapter Workflow Schema File Format.
There is Ctrl+S keyboard shortcut for this action.
If you save a schema for the first time the Workflow properties dialog appears:
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Here you can browse for the schema file Location and specify the schema Name and Comment.
Once a schema has been saved, it can be loaded. If you modify the loaded schema and save changes, then corresponding .uwl file is modified.
To save the schema with different properties choose the Actions ‣ Save schema as item in the main menu and specify the required settings in the Workflow properties dialog.