As a workflow administrator, you work with the workflow author and application developer
to ensure that all of the necessary pieces are configured to support the workflow.
Workflow author and application developer interaction
During the workflow design phase, the workflow author, application developer, and
workflow administrator typically work together to provide workflow definition and isolated region
configuration information. The workflow author creates a workflow definition that automates a
business process. The application developer creates and integrates the custom applications that are
necessary to complete the workflow cycle. The workflow administrator defines and configures the
necessary pieces that the application developer and workflow author require.
Configuring the Process applets to run from IBM Content Navigator
The Process applets plug-in provides menu
actions and a default workflow definition document open action that
allow you to use the Process Designer and
Process Tracker tools from an IBM Content Navigator desktop.
Workflow options
When you work with workflows, you must create and modify
the workflow database structures, configure event logging and statistics
collection, and set performance parameters.
Workflow subscriptions
You can define subscriptions to associate a document class,
a folder class, or a custom object class with a workflow definition
for automatic or manual launching. The subscription definition determines
which events will cause the workflow to launch. For example, an approval
workflow could be launched when a new document is added or when a
new version of the document is checked in. If the subscription is
configured for manually launching the workflow, the user is prompted
to launch the workflow.
Managing tasks
Tasks coordinate and track content-centric workflows that
consist of multiple steps, such as in claim- and loan-processing applications
or in the IBM Case Manager client.
Typically, task-oriented clients such as IBM Case Manager will use the Content Engine APIs to create tasks, change
task states, and view task lists and properties. However, you can
also use Content Platform Engine administrative
tools to perform these operations for troubleshooting and administrative
purposes.