I would be really happy if you just talk about logic you've applied by using cake way. Maybe i've missed something on the way :)
On Jul 21, 3:14 am, Felix Geisendörfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm developing such an engine right now. It allows the company to take > the items from their orders through different steps from order > processing, to production to shipment. All steps require different stuff > to be done to the items, certificates to be printed out, etc.. So yes > you can do this in cake but I've done more fun stuff in the past ... : p. > > -- Felix > -------------------------- > My Blog:http://www.thinkingphp.org > My Business:http://www.fg-webdesign.de > > francky06l wrote: > > I am not good at example, but I'll try ...(In a business sector that I > > know a bit).. > > > Let's say you are in a banking environnement, you have an application > > to capture loans and process them. In order to make decision, you > > would probably call external sources of data (risk estimation), some > > of them are very used such as Credit Bureau (ie : Equifax, Transunion, > > Experian) etc ... > > Now depending of the amount of loan and/or your zip code, you are > > going to call 1, 2 or the 3 of this sources .. If one does not you > > might wait for a while or called the 2 others instead etc ... You want > > to let the manager of this sector being able to change this flow > > without changing code. He would need an "admin" interface where he > > would change the flow.. > > Ok in this example you could set the loan amount/zip codes in a table, > > but what if he wants to "add" another criterion for calling : the age > > of the borrower ? Well if you haven't code this in your application, > > he is not able to add a "rule" such as do THIS if THIS etc ..... > > > I do not know it this makes it clearer, to me the workflow is a way to > > organize the different "action" you have according to rules based on > > the data you have (data could also be result of action)...but letting > > the user designing this flow (you can also have dead end ...) > > So in Cake, when an action is finished, based on rules, you could > > "redirect" your application to other actions etc (again, maybe just > > crazy thoughts) .... The user can change the rules to do something > > else. > > Again, this can become very complex, especially to include in a > > multipurpose application framework. However, maybe some basic "rules" > > directing a flow might be done.. > > > Cheers > > > On Jul 21, 1:13 am, "Chris Hartjes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> On 7/20/07, francky06l <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> I like the idea of workflow engine or "rules" engine. Actually, Cake > >>> is a framework to design application, but having the user (or > >>> parameters) designing is own "flow" once the application is done is a > >>> step further. > > >> I still don't get it. Got a good example? > > >> -- > >> Chris Hartjes > >> Senior Developer > >> Cake Development Corporation > > >> My motto for 2007: "Just build it, damnit!" > > >> @TheBallpark -http://www.littlehart.net/attheballpark > >> @TheKeyboard -http://www.littlehart.net/atthekeyboard --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
