A theoretical chapter of workflow

I have also been exposed to the workflow many times, although not mainly responsible for the workflow, I also privately knows, below to my stage of the study of the workflow to do a summary:

Defined:

Workflows do not yet have a unified, unambiguous definition, and different organizations and researchers define the workflow as a separate definition:

Definition 1: A workflow is a class of business processes that can be fully or partially automated, and that documents, information, or tasks can be passed and executed between different performers based on a set of process rules.

Definition 2: A workflow is the organization of a set of tasks to complete a business process. The trigger order and trigger conditions for tasks are defined in the workflow. Each task can be done by one or more software systems, or by one or a group of people, or by one or more individuals working in collaboration with the software system. The trigger order and trigger conditions of the task are used to define and implement the trigger of the task, the synchronization of tasks, and the transmission of the information flow (data stream).

Definition 3: A workflow is a mechanism for implementing the practice of a business process.

Definition 4: A workflow is a computerized representation model of the business process that defines the various parameters required to complete the process. These parameters include the definition of each step in the process, the order of execution between steps, the conditions and the establishment of the data flow, who is responsible for each step, and the applications that are required for each activity .

Although these definitions are expressed differently, the common meaning they express is that the workflow is a computer internship in the business process.

  Understanding :

Many companies use paper forms, hand-delivered way, first-level approval signature, the efficiency is very low, for the statistical report function can not be achieved. and the use of workflow software, users only need to fill in the relevant form on the computer, will follow the defined process to run automatically, the next level of approval will be received relevant information, and can be modified, tracking, management, query, statistics, printing, etc., greatly improve the efficiency, realize the knowledge management, enhance the company's core competitiveness.

use one of our usual examples to understand:

In the basic system, there is a student transfer, drop-out or transfer of a professional function, need to use the workflow of approval flow: Student application → teaching secret audit → Dean approval, as shown:

  Features:

1 , Graphical, Visual Design Flowchart

2 , supporting a variety of complex processes

3 , organization-level processor-specific functions

4 , b/S structure , Pure Browser Application

5 , powerful security features

6 , form powerful, easy to expand

7 , flexible out-of-Office, time-out management policies

8 , processing Process can track, manage

9 , rich statistics, query, report function

Ten , with MAIL System Integration

Benefits:

• Improve and optimize business processes to improve business productivity;
• To achieve better business process control, improve customer service quality;
• Improve the flexibility of business processes and so on.

     immediately after this article, please see the next chapter of Workflow's practice.

A theoretical chapter of workflow