Premier apps and components for Web, Lotus Notes and XPages.
YouAtNotes Workflow Features
Here is a basic list of features for YouAtNotes Workflow. Click on a header to read more.
General
- distributed architecture, workflow applications can replicate and are offline capable
- certified for cluster environments
- scalable
- fast defintion of workflow logic, without graphical UI
- optional individual layout and application logic for each workflow
- customizable mails as text or MIME
- mails can contain data from the current workflow, so that a user is able to see what the workflow is about
- mails can be delayed until changes are replicated to all servers, so that an editor always works on the most recent document
- not a black box, very detailled logging enables an admin or dev to quickly find the cause for hanging processes
Platform
- Engine runs on Domino 7 and 8, on Windows, Linux, OS/400 and other platforms
- workflows run on Notes 6, 7, 8 and in the browser
- browser based workflows are using XPages and need Domino 8.5.1 or higher
Basic workflow logic
- automatic check if an editor is available based on out-of-office status or calendar entries
- automatic determination of substitutes
- rerouting of a running workflow allowed for certain users
Process steps
- useful options like preventing editor from editing the document, preventing print or copy actions, forcing comments
- automatic determination of next editor based on any criterias, for example roles or job titles
- determination of next editor based on data of the current workflow document, useful if names are defined manually by a user
- automatic handling of groups
- mutiple editors may approve parallel or one after each other
- optional escalation if a step is not finished in a certain amount of time
- optional consultation, so that an editor can "break out" of the current process to consult one other person
- layout and content for mails are defined per step
- mails can contain pure text or HTML
- mails can contain a link to the workflow document
- data (fields) in the workflow document can be altered while processing a step
Connection between steps
- branching between steps by simple yes/no descisions or flexible rule sets
- branching based on one or more fields of the current workflow and even by results for formulas
- optional branching not only inside one workflow, but to another workflow, enabling the possibility for generic sub-workflows
Development
- very productive and fast implementation of workflow user interfaces by building Notes or XPages apps with ready-to-use components
- easy separation of development and productive versions
- extensive log speeds up bug fixing
- different kinds of levels for working with workflow features ranging from simple fields up to custom LotusScript events
- excellent documentation in english and german
- complete field reference
- examples for visualization of workflow data
- extension points for hooking into the logic with custom code, in LotusScript or (for XPages) server side javascript
- XPages: look & feel of dialogs highly customizable via stylesheets
- Notes: default buttons can be replaced by custom buttons
Multi-language
- complete solution for building multi-language apps for Notes and XPages included
- separation of language data and programming code
- same language repository for Notes and XPages apps, ideal for building apps running in both worlds
|