Process Designer
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FlowRunner
Process Designer is the
visual tool for building
complete process automation
solutions.
Its intuitive user interface
enables you to create and
deploy solutions by defining
the sequence of steps,
events and transitions
as a comprehensive business
processes or workflows. The
steps can be either
builtin or custom. They
range from human activities
such as filling a form to
invoking a J2EE or a COM
component.
The software lets you visually
model and test business
processes as they would run in
production, including user
interaction using builtin e-form
processing, business rules, and
execution of automated steps.
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Analysts,
managers,
business
professionals
for
designing
and testing
business
processes,
routing
logic, forms
and
validation
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IT staff for
writing
custom steps
that
interface
with
external
systems
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Major
steps involved in designing and
rolling out a viable business
process solution using FlowRunner Designer
are outlined here
- Define the underlying process
data
This may be the actual data
processes operate on or it may be
a set of keys to external
systems that contain the actual
data. FlowRunner supports both of
these scenarios. See
process data for more
information
- Define the process flow
This
is done by defining transitions
between steps using the drag and
drop editor. Steps are simply linked
together using transition and
exception arrows to form a
coherent model
- Design forms associated with
users steps
HTML, PDF, and
Microsoft InfoPath forms are
supported out of the box. See
form editing for more
information
- Assign human performers to user steps
Users can be tasked based on their
attributes, roles and location in
the directory hierarchy. Complex
task assignments are also supported.
See
directory support for more
information
- Test and verify the newly
built process
A newly built procedure is tested
by simply clicking Run button. The
process will run as if deployed to
the actual users. HTML forms are
invoked in-place and their data
can influence the process flow.
See
simulation for more
information
- Deploy to FlowRunner
Server
This is done within the
web browser with just a click. All
uploaded procedures are versioned
and archived. See
deployment for more
information
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Most of the work involved in
deploying a successful business process solution can be
handled by a business person. Extensive technical
knowledge is not necessary. A stand-alone prototype can be
easily designed and deployed to users in an hour. No
coding is required.
It is likely, however, that new or re-engineered business
processes will interact with existing systems for
reading, lookup or updating. In this case a system
analyst can design a set of custom workflow steps that
become available to other process designers. Customs
steps will simply show up on the same toolbar as all
built-in steps. More » |
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Process Data » |
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