tvalentyn commented on code in PR #27717:
URL: https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/27717#discussion_r1276788395


##########
.github/workflows/README.md:
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@@ -83,16 +83,35 @@ To test new workflows, we recommend the following pattern:
 
 1) Fork the Beam repo
 2) Add your proposed workflow to the main branch of your fork.
-3) Run the workflow in the [Actions 
tab](https://github.com/apache/beam/actions) of your fork using the `Run 
workflow` button
+3) Run the workflow in the [Actions 
tab](https://github.com/apache/beam/actions) of your fork using the `Run 
workflow` button.
+
+Note: most workflows use [self-hosted 
runners](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/managing-self-hosted-runners/about-self-hosted-runners)
+with the main and ubuntu labels to execute 
([example](https://github.com/apache/beam/blob/5a54ee6ddd8cb8444c41802929a364fe2561001e/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Go_Dataflow_ARM.yml#L41)).
+If you are testing on a fork, you likely will not have self-hosted runners set 
up.
+To work around this, you can start using hosted runners and then switch over 
when you're ready to create a PR.
+You can do this by changing runs-on: [self-hosted, ubuntu-20.04, main] 
(self-hosted, use in your PR) to runs-on: ubuntu-20.04 (GitHub hosted, use for 
local testing).
 
 ## Testing Workflow Updates
 
 If you need to make more changes to the workflow yaml file after it has been 
added to the repo, you can develop normally on a branch (using your fork or the 
main Beam repo if you are a committer).
 To do so:
 
 1) Make your change on a development branch.
-3) Navigate to your workflow in the [Actions 
tab](https://github.com/apache/beam/actions). If your changes are on a fork, 
navigate to the fork's Actions tab instead. If you don't see the correct 
action, make sure that your fork's main branch is up to date with Beam's master 
branch.
-4) Click run workflow. Before clicking submit, update to run on your branch.
+2) Open a PR. This may automatically kick off a run of your job using the old 
yaml config, so any results should be ignored.
+3) Ask a committer to kick off a manual run of your updated action workflow.
+
+Committers can kick off runs of updated yaml workflow files by:
+1) Validating that the yaml files don't contain any malicious code.
+2) Navigating to the correct workflow in the [Actions 
tab](https://github.com/apache/beam/actions).
+3) Clicking run workflow. Before clicking submit, update to run on the correct 
branch.
+
+### Alternate flow: developing without creating a PR (not recommended for 
non-committers or anyone working on a fork)

Review Comment:
   Would this be a better heading:
   
   ```
   ### Alternate flow:  Test from development branch in apache/beam repo (for 
committers only).
   ```



##########
.github/workflows/README.md:
##########
@@ -83,16 +83,35 @@ To test new workflows, we recommend the following pattern:
 
 1) Fork the Beam repo
 2) Add your proposed workflow to the main branch of your fork.
-3) Run the workflow in the [Actions 
tab](https://github.com/apache/beam/actions) of your fork using the `Run 
workflow` button
+3) Run the workflow in the [Actions 
tab](https://github.com/apache/beam/actions) of your fork using the `Run 
workflow` button.
+
+Note: most workflows use [self-hosted 
runners](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/hosting-your-own-runners/managing-self-hosted-runners/about-self-hosted-runners)
+with the main and ubuntu labels to execute 
([example](https://github.com/apache/beam/blob/5a54ee6ddd8cb8444c41802929a364fe2561001e/.github/workflows/beam_PostCommit_Go_Dataflow_ARM.yml#L41)).
+If you are testing on a fork, you likely will not have self-hosted runners set 
up.
+To work around this, you can start using hosted runners and then switch over 
when you're ready to create a PR.
+You can do this by changing runs-on: [self-hosted, ubuntu-20.04, main] 
(self-hosted, use in your PR) to runs-on: ubuntu-20.04 (GitHub hosted, use for 
local testing).
 
 ## Testing Workflow Updates
 
 If you need to make more changes to the workflow yaml file after it has been 
added to the repo, you can develop normally on a branch (using your fork or the 
main Beam repo if you are a committer).
 To do so:
 
 1) Make your change on a development branch.
-3) Navigate to your workflow in the [Actions 
tab](https://github.com/apache/beam/actions). If your changes are on a fork, 
navigate to the fork's Actions tab instead. If you don't see the correct 
action, make sure that your fork's main branch is up to date with Beam's master 
branch.
-4) Click run workflow. Before clicking submit, update to run on your branch.
+2) Open a PR. This may automatically kick off a run of your job using the old 
yaml config, so any results should be ignored.
+3) Ask a committer to kick off a manual run of your updated action workflow.
+
+Committers can kick off runs of updated yaml workflow files by:
+1) Validating that the yaml files don't contain any malicious code.
+2) Navigating to the correct workflow in the [Actions 
tab](https://github.com/apache/beam/actions).
+3) Clicking run workflow. Before clicking submit, update to run on the correct 
branch.
+
+### Alternate flow: developing without creating a PR (not recommended for 
non-committers or anyone working on a fork)

Review Comment:
   Would this be a better heading:
   
   ```
   ### Alternate flow:  Test from a development branch in apache/beam repo (for 
committers only).
   ```



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