Today we can continue our discussion on workflow solution features and advantages of workflow features.
1. Log: The system maintains a log of every workflow activity. Log reports can be generated and viewed by the administrator. Details such as the name of the user who performed the task, the date on which the task was started and completed, the current status of the task etc. The log enables the administrator to keep track and monitor the activity within the application.
2. Other Tools: Various tools such as reminders, schedulers etc can be integrated with the application to aid in the workflow activities. Users can set alerts/reminders for any pending tasks etc. For online business company who is selling blinds, vertical blinds, roman shades online, and other tools is most important part of workflow solutions. Reminders of anniversary of vertical blinds company is nice example of online blinds company using workflow solutions.
AdvantagesImplementing open source workflow management software solutions in applications offer the following advantages:
i . Structure: Defining a workflow for a process streamlines and adds structure to a process.
ii. Definition: The roles of the user within the activity as well as the application are clearly defined. Users can concentrate on their activities.
iii. Accountability: Having a workflow in place enables the tracking of user activity. Accountability is most important aspect of online blinds business if we talk with reference to a vertical blinds store online.
Open Source Development has implemented workflows in a variety of applications enabling clients to enjoy the benefits that open source workflows management software solutions have to offer.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Workflow Solutions Features – 1
Monday, January 19, 2009
Workflow Solutions Features
FeaturesThe basic features of a workflow implementation include the following:
1. Role based access: User’s access within the application is restricted to the roles assigned to them. Roles can be assigned on the basis of the tasks that the user has to perform within the application. Administrator roles can be assigned to users who have full control over the applications.
2. Workflow Definition: Our solutions provide administrators with the options to define the workflow that is to be followed in performing the tasks. The administrator can define the various steps that are to be followed and the users/user groups authorized to perform the role. The various statuses that can be set for workflow activities can also be defined by the administrator.
3. Workflow Activity: The workflow process begins with the first step defined by the administrator. The user group assigned to the first step can access the application and perform the necessary tasks. They can assign the task to other users. On completion, the task moves to the next step in the workflow.
4. Task List: All the tasks that have been assigned to user are displayed in the task list for the user. The user can view the details of the task and perform any necessary action. The task list displays all the pending tasks available for a user.
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1. Role based access: User’s access within the application is restricted to the roles assigned to them. Roles can be assigned on the basis of the tasks that the user has to perform within the application. Administrator roles can be assigned to users who have full control over the applications.
2. Workflow Definition: Our solutions provide administrators with the options to define the workflow that is to be followed in performing the tasks. The administrator can define the various steps that are to be followed and the users/user groups authorized to perform the role. The various statuses that can be set for workflow activities can also be defined by the administrator.
3. Workflow Activity: The workflow process begins with the first step defined by the administrator. The user group assigned to the first step can access the application and perform the necessary tasks. They can assign the task to other users. On completion, the task moves to the next step in the workflow.
4. Task List: All the tasks that have been assigned to user are displayed in the task list for the user. The user can view the details of the task and perform any necessary action. The task list displays all the pending tasks available for a user.
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Workflow Solutions
Today we are going to discuss on workflow solutions. Workflow incorporated in solutions enables the tracking of user tasks within an application. Workflow defines the steps or approval levels that a task has to go through before it is complete. In the realm of web publishing, a workflow can be defined for publishing content on a website. The administrator can define the workflow steps – Step1 – publisher can create the content item. Step2 – the content item is sent to the reviewer. Step3 – In case of any problem the reviewer can send the content item back to the publisher or to the editor. Step4 – On approval the content item can be sent for publishing.
At Open Source Development, we help clients in implementing and incorporating workflow within their solutions thereby enabling them to track and monitor activities/processes. For example, a blinds company who is selling vertical blinds, roman shades and faux wood shades online, proper workflow from order receive to goods delivery to the customer is most important part of any workflow solutions.
Open Source Development has implemented workflows in a variety of applications enabling clients to enjoy the benefits that open source workflows management software solutions have to offer.
In our next post we will discuss on workflow solutions features.
Ref: workflow solution
At Open Source Development, we help clients in implementing and incorporating workflow within their solutions thereby enabling them to track and monitor activities/processes. For example, a blinds company who is selling vertical blinds, roman shades and faux wood shades online, proper workflow from order receive to goods delivery to the customer is most important part of any workflow solutions.
Open Source Development has implemented workflows in a variety of applications enabling clients to enjoy the benefits that open source workflows management software solutions have to offer.
In our next post we will discuss on workflow solutions features.
Ref: workflow solution
Monday, January 12, 2009
Workflow Management Tools-1
Worker empowerment is one of the traditional tools employed for managing workflow. It is seen that this empowerment involves doing away with the difference between designing and carrying out the concerned work. In this, the worker is allowed to manage as well as design their work. In such a scenario, the worker is not carrying out a series of tasks that is already programmed, but made to judge the suitable tasks that are required to be carried out at a specific time in order to accomplish customer satisfaction.
Several web-based solutions allow an organization to effectively manage its workflow. This is a very useful tool that could be used for creating jobs, ensuring timely completion of projects, storing important information, in short, having the control of the organization. It also increases productivity and thus profitability of any organization.
Workflow management tools can be used to control long-term scheduled transactions that are to take place on specific dates. Workflow management tools are designed to control all projects within the organization.
Workflow provides detailed information on Workflow, Workflow Software, Workflow Management, Workflow Automation and more. Workflow is affiliated with Workforce Management Solutions.
Ref: workflow management
Several web-based solutions allow an organization to effectively manage its workflow. This is a very useful tool that could be used for creating jobs, ensuring timely completion of projects, storing important information, in short, having the control of the organization. It also increases productivity and thus profitability of any organization.
Workflow management tools can be used to control long-term scheduled transactions that are to take place on specific dates. Workflow management tools are designed to control all projects within the organization.
Workflow provides detailed information on Workflow, Workflow Software, Workflow Management, Workflow Automation and more. Workflow is affiliated with Workforce Management Solutions.
Ref: workflow management
Friday, January 9, 2009
Workflow Management Tools
Today we are going to discuss on important part of the workflow management and that is workflow management tools. The information about workflow management tool is very helpful for any organization as well as every small business. Workflow is the manner of managing office work based on the specific requirement of the individual work item. It thus involves timely and effectual response. For example for a blinds company who are selling vertical blinds, roller shades, faux wood shades. For them workflow is to get order form customer, confirm measurement, get products of customer order and deliver it to customer. Hence this assures analyzing, providing solutions and expediting all transactions.
Workflow has to focus on the entire transaction and not just single transaction or part. The end result of any workflow is customer satisfaction. This involves empowerment of the worker, resulting in proper management of the workflow. Workflow of any organization is also based on relationships that exist between the partners.
In some offices and work places, there is a dominance of point of view of a workflow. There is no set flow in the work schedule and the exigency and character of the incoming procedures restrain the job. It is noted that in such a work atmosphere, events that occur are given a lot of importance and the entire action is aimed at reacting to them. We can take example of Term life insurance Rates Company who provides term life insurance rates online. For them there is no set flow in the work schedule. Major parts of their business are done on internet.
Ref: workflow management
Workflow has to focus on the entire transaction and not just single transaction or part. The end result of any workflow is customer satisfaction. This involves empowerment of the worker, resulting in proper management of the workflow. Workflow of any organization is also based on relationships that exist between the partners.
In some offices and work places, there is a dominance of point of view of a workflow. There is no set flow in the work schedule and the exigency and character of the incoming procedures restrain the job. It is noted that in such a work atmosphere, events that occur are given a lot of importance and the entire action is aimed at reacting to them. We can take example of Term life insurance Rates Company who provides term life insurance rates online. For them there is no set flow in the work schedule. Major parts of their business are done on internet.
Ref: workflow management
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Workflow Open Service
The Workflow Open Service Interface Definition (OSID) is an O.K.I. specification which provides the means to define a Process composed of Steps. OSIDs are programmatic interfaces which comprise a Service Oriented Architecture for designing and building reusable and interoperable software. Each Step has Input Conditions and Output States. A Process exists to advance Work from an initial to a terminal Step. The advance is affected by events that are performed as part of a Step, the result of which is a new Step Output State. Work events are the result of Agents performing a specific role in the Process.
Part of the service providers responsibility is to define the Process and its Steps. Other parts of the service are intended to capture the events of a user in the Process. Separate applications for designing and using Workflow are likely to be written, each of which will rely on one or more OSIDs.
The Workflow OSID provides an application, or set of applications, with the means for coordinating and managing workflow based on some predetermined logic, among one or more actors (Agents). Abstracting and separating the workflow from the application insulates the application from changes in the workflow logic. Common tools for displaying, monitoring and maintaining workflow could be used in conjunction with the application, saving the application from delivering this functionality.
Ref: Wikipedia
Part of the service providers responsibility is to define the Process and its Steps. Other parts of the service are intended to capture the events of a user in the Process. Separate applications for designing and using Workflow are likely to be written, each of which will rely on one or more OSIDs.
The Workflow OSID provides an application, or set of applications, with the means for coordinating and managing workflow based on some predetermined logic, among one or more actors (Agents). Abstracting and separating the workflow from the application insulates the application from changes in the workflow logic. Common tools for displaying, monitoring and maintaining workflow could be used in conjunction with the application, saving the application from delivering this functionality.
Ref: Wikipedia
Friday, January 2, 2009
Workflow Application-1
Today we continue our talk on workflow application. Languages that can be used for workflow definition in this way include:
1. Job Definition Formats
Another approach to develop workflow applications is to use a programming language in conjunction with libraries and interfaces that capture abstractions for task coordination. The following are examples of such libraries and interfaces:
1. Windows Workflow Foundation
2. Workflow OSID
It is also possible to use languages designed for business process modeling (e.g. the Business Process Modeling Notation) to specify workflows. However, to fit the purpose of workflow specification, such notations need to be enhanced with additional constructs to capture data passing, data transformations and routing conditions, to bind tasks to their implementation, etc... Indeed, business process modeling is about capturing business processes at a higher level of abstraction in order to enable their analysis through methods such as simulation. For example, for a blinds company who manufacture vertical blinds and roman shades blinds, taking customize side order from customer till installing blinds, that require proper workflow management. Meanwhile, workflow specification is about capturing processes at a level of detail that is sufficient to enable their execution.
For the purpose of static analysis, e.g., to detect semantic errors at design-time, it is also possible to represent workflow in a mathematical form using formal notations such as Petri nets. For any business weather it is life insurance agents or motel, manufacturing or servicing, work flow management is most important part of business.
1. Job Definition Formats
Another approach to develop workflow applications is to use a programming language in conjunction with libraries and interfaces that capture abstractions for task coordination. The following are examples of such libraries and interfaces:
1. Windows Workflow Foundation
2. Workflow OSID
It is also possible to use languages designed for business process modeling (e.g. the Business Process Modeling Notation) to specify workflows. However, to fit the purpose of workflow specification, such notations need to be enhanced with additional constructs to capture data passing, data transformations and routing conditions, to bind tasks to their implementation, etc... Indeed, business process modeling is about capturing business processes at a higher level of abstraction in order to enable their analysis through methods such as simulation. For example, for a blinds company who manufacture vertical blinds and roman shades blinds, taking customize side order from customer till installing blinds, that require proper workflow management. Meanwhile, workflow specification is about capturing processes at a level of detail that is sufficient to enable their execution.
For the purpose of static analysis, e.g., to detect semantic errors at design-time, it is also possible to represent workflow in a mathematical form using formal notations such as Petri nets. For any business weather it is life insurance agents or motel, manufacturing or servicing, work flow management is most important part of business.
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