How to choose workflow platform ?

·Workflow automation has become very popular in recent years. In market , there are many so-called workflow software. Furthermore , most of customers look workflow the same as official document flow.Even though that product only posseses basic routing functions , its producer will consider it as workflow software. However , a very big difference have they made , for example , they look simple text editor such as PE2 the same as word processor MS-Word. Therefore , we believe the qualified workflow automation software must possess the following features and functions:

1.By means of revision graph to design different e-forms for every step in the process.These forms are directly linked with enterprise database.

2.By means of revision graph to design process graph , no need to program in order to define complex processes' logic and data exchanges.

3.To place foreign application software on workflow automation as a step.

4.Providing perfect process evaluation system and reports , including every process 、case 、step cost 、working hour 、waiting time analysis and statistic.

5.providing on-time process monitoring functions.

6.Providing perfect and coding-free process trigger system.We can trigger process from foreign softwares , importing the data.

7.Considering every case as a work or a transaction , not only message handling. Therefore , work and load management 、delayed automatic handling mechanism 、working authority control 、basic structure supports 、transaction model and such are all needed.

8.Providing standard concordant interface and developing set series. There's no need for developers to develop themselves DIY.

9.Supporting different kinds of receivers to satisfy process application in the enterprise : assign tasks 、groups 、departments 、teams 、relative tasks 、relative relationship.

10.Possessing particular process testing and simulation functions , moreover , explaining the concept of process administrator.

11.Supporting large amount of users and workload basic structure.

12.A real set of business process management system , which can easliy act as enterprise's nervous system , will reduce manual errors and pick up reaction as its targets in order to import workflow automation for the enterprise.