At its simplest, a workflow is a sequence of events, initiated by a trigger event. To understand the role of the Network Gateway, you must understand how a study is generated and distributed.
The following topics outline a typical, simplified workflow for how a study is generated and distributed. It is representative of a single cluster only, and from the perspective of the Network Gateway:
For each phase of the workflow, the involved components are highlighted with a light gray background and the others have a dark gray background.
