Advanced Workflow Agenda 1 2 3 4 5

Advanced Workflow

Agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Understanding the Overall Architecture Setting up Outlook for Workflow Launching Workflow from Applications Getting data into Syte. Line Simple scripting Custom Roles XML forms Web Workflow

Agenda 1. Understanding the Overall Architecture – Launching from Syte. Line 6 – “Red” Flow Button – Posting to Syte. Line

Syte. Line Workflow Launch Client Syte. Line DB Workflow Appserver Outlook Exchange Server Icom. Xpress Server

“Red” Flow Button Client Syte. Line DB Workflow Appserver Outlook Exchange Server

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Posting Components • Progress App. Servers –Workflow, Database • MSMQ (*Micro. Soft Message Queuing) –Processing, Posting, Reply Queue • Inbox Agent • Posting Queue Listener • Processing Queue Listener l Transaction Processor • MAPI Manager (*Messaging Application Program Interface)

Agenda l Setting up Outlook for Workflow – Workflow Task Inbox, Rules Wizard – Out of Office Assistant – Column Headings Workflow Status fields l Application Data l

Agenda l Launching Workflow from Applications – Syte. Line GUI Screens (*Graphical User Interface) – Progress (Non-GUI Syte. Line screens) – MS Excel – MS Word – Active Link Transaction Manager

Agenda l Getting data to Syte. Line – Application Data requirements ‘~’ App. Data l Syte. Line Inbox l

Agenda l Simple scripting and/or Generic Progress API – VB Scripting Assign. Alias Assign. Part. IDFrom. Item Sub Assign. Part. IDFrom. Item Set obj. SLTag = Application. Data. List. Item("item_item") Set obj. Std. Tag = Application. Data. List. Add("Part. ID", 8, obj. SLTag. value, "Added by 'Assign. Alias' script") End Sub

Agenda l Custom Roles – Use of – Building – Assigning Progress l VB Script l

Agenda l XML forms – Use of – Building

Web Workflow l Why – Extend Workflow beyond four walls – Interface with 3 rd party E-mail systems l Sending Tasks – Delivery Options: URL l Responding to Tasks

Agenda l Group discussion – adding value during an implementation – Possible Topics: Stream-lining a business process with workflow l Controlling the flow and manipulation of data l What process/procedure do we attack first l

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