What's new in Web-based Workflow Designer

The DocuWare Workflow Designer has been completely revamped, featuring a modern interface and enhanced functionality.

The new designer is now HTML-based, aligning with the rest of the DocuWare components, and can be accessed directly from DocuWare Configuration. This is why the new Workflow Designer is refered to as the Web-based Workflow Designer.

As a web application, the new Workflow Designer no longer requires installation on a specific machine. Workflow Designer is now accessible from any device, offering greater flexibility and convenience.

The user interface of the Web-based Workflow Designer has also undergone a redesign. Explore the list below to discover the new features, changes, and removed functionalities compared to the previous Workflow Designer.

Rest assured, the core concept of DocuWare Workflow Manager remains the same, ensuring a seamless experience for users completing tasks.

New in Web-based Workflow Designer

  • Assigning the decision maker directly in the task: Have a clear picture who will perform the task.

  • Conditional output in every action: You may set different scenarios for each output - all in one go, instead of chaining separate conditions.

  • Auto-saving: Progress in workflow configuration is saved automatically to prevent data loss.

  • Undo/Redo trace all changes done by a user: It is used to go back and forward a change done by user.

  • Select or multiselect actions on the new canvas to copy, paste, duplicate, and delete.

  • Use keyboard shortcuts to fasten up work - see a list of shortcuts.

  • Hide and show connectors: For a better overview, highlight specific connectors, such as regular, error, or timeout connectors.

  • Customize error handling: Configure how workflows respond to unexpected interruptions. Once set, the workflow will automatically move to a specific step or start or end the workflow.

  • Export selected workflows: Export single or multiple selected workflows instead of all.

  • Changed wording: Activities are now referred to as actions, and arithmetic expressions as expressions.

  • Action and Delay: Workflow items are grouped under two categories:

    • Action: Includes Task, Parallel Task, Assign Data, Condition, Send email, Web service.

    • Delay: Includes Time Delay and Wait for Event.

  • Assign to: This functionality has been changed to the option Decision maker, as you can assign decision makers directly to a task.

Not available in Web-based Workflow Designer anymore

  • Test: The ability to run a test for a workflow has been removed.

  • Thumbnail - workflow overview: This feature is coming soon.

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