DocuWare has made significant updates to the Workflow Designer, new features and a clean, modern interface, all the while ensuring that the core concept remains unchanged – namely, ensuring a seamless experience for users completing tasks.
First off, the new Workflow Designer, or Web-based Worfklow Designer, is HTML-based, bringing it into alignment with all other DocuWare components, and it can be accessed directly within DocuWare Configurations.
Furthermore, being “web-based”, the new Workflow Designer no longer requires installation on a specific device, but is rather accessible from any device or location, offering greater flexibility and convenience.
While easy access is a key update to the Web-based Workflow Designer, DocuWare has also given the interface a more modern touch, improving its usability and aesthetic design.
New features in the Web-based Workflow Designer
The following changes have been made compared to the previous Workflow Designer:
Flexibility and oversight with decision-makers: Now you can assign the decision-maker directly within each individual task.
Action-based output: Rather than chaining separate conditions towards one output, now each individual action can determine a specific, unchained output.
Auto-saving: All your progress in the Web-based Workflow Designer will be saved automatically, saving time and preventing data loss.
Configuration changes: Enable tracing, undo, and redo of user changes within a session to recover from accidental modifications.
Multiselect actions Copy, paste, duplicate, or delete multiple actions on the Web-based Workflow Designer /help/docs/webbased-workflow-designer-canvas-tools to save time and eliminate small errors.
More keyboard shortcuts Speed up your process with this list of shortcuts.
Highlight or hide connectors: For a better or cleaner overview of your workflow, you can highlight or hide specific connectors, such as regular, error, or timeout connectors.
Customize error handling: Configure how specific workflows respond to unexpected interruptions by defining automatic subsequent steps the user will be met with.
Export selected workflows: Rather than exporting all workflows, choose which specific workflows you want to export.
Updated terminology:
Arithmetic expressions are now referred to as expressions.
Assign to: This activity has been changed to the option Decision-maker, which is now embedded in a task action.
Removed feature
Testing: You can no longer test a workflow in the Web-based Workflow Designer.
Explore the new Web-based Workflow Designer
Web-based Workflow Manager: Getting started - Run through all requirements and presettings needed to work with Workflow Designer.
Web-based Workflow Manager: Dashboard - Find a description of the central page and overview of all workflow configurations.
Web-based Workflow Manager: Basic invoice approval - Learn step by step who to set up a basic workflow configuration.