In order to run a canvas using either AMP or E1 - the user has to perform at least 5 operations which are not obvious to the user.
a) click on whitespace for the canvas to get to the workflow configuration. If this configuration pane is not docked - then you have to first enable this
b) set focus in this window
c) change to the runtime tab
d) scroll down past all the confusing and technical things that most end users are nervous to touch like "Memory limits" and temporary file location and code page settings - to click on the last option for the AMP engine.
e) and then hit the run button
A better way!
Could we instead simplify this and just put a drop-down on the run button so that you can run with the old engine, or run with the new engine? Or even better, have 2 run buttons - run with old engine, and run with super-fast cool new engine?
- This puts the choice where the user is looking at the time they are looking to run (If I want to run a canvas - I'm thinking about the run button, not a setting at the bottom of the third tab of a workflow configuration)
- It also makes it super easy for users to run with E1 and AMP without having to do 10 clicks to compare - this way they can very easily see the benefit of AMP
- It makes it less scary since you are not wading through configuration changes like Memory or Codepages
- and finally - it exposes the new engine to people who may not even know it exists 'cause it's buried on the bottom of the third tab of a workflow configuration panel, under a bunch of scary-sounding config options.
cc: @TonyaS