For me, the advantage i see is to centrally manage(create,change,edit,etc) all workflow rules of all apps that use workflow. maybe there is some disadvantage....somewhere else on the line ...
2012/4/16 Carlos Costa <yamandu.co...@gmail.com> > I think it is. > What are the advantages with this aproach? > > Em 16 de abril de 2012 07:44, António Ramos <ramstei...@gmail.com> > escreveu: > > I suggest a workflow as a service. > > I have a database where i define all workflows for all databases. > > > > I have something like this way in a Lotus Notes environment. > > I get away with it very nicely. :) > > If i keep control fields in my record > > like, > > readers > > authors > > step > > next step formula > > code to execute in this step > > etc > > > > then i just call the webservice and send my document as a paramenter and > get > > a recalculated document. > > > > Is this feasible in web2py? > > > > thank you > > > > António > > > > > > > > 2012/3/1 yamandu <yamandu.co...@gmail.com> > >> > >> Just one resource I found interesting: http://workflowpatterns.com/ > >> > >> Em terça-feira, 7 de fevereiro de 2012 23h58min19s UTC-2, mart escreveu: > >>> > >>> Something to think about if effort is put on this (just a suggestion). > >>> You may want to consider the importance of 'roles' in an implemented > >>> wf engine, since user to role interaction should probably be key in a > >>> wf model (or at least as important as having the ability to move work > >>> items around). > >>> > >>> Just my 2 cents, > >>> Mart > >>> > >>> On Feb 7, 5:35 pm, Richard Vézina <ml.richard.vez...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > From what I understand you can do just that, but without reinventing > >>> > the > >>> > wheel by designing and implementing your own solution. > >>> > > >>> > Richard > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Ross Peoples <ross.peop...@gmail.com > > > >>> > wrote: > >>> > > I don't know workflow engines in the general sense that well. I > once > >>> > > created a full documentation management system where each document > >>> > > couple > >>> > > have a workflow assigned to it. The workflow (predefined, or > created > >>> > > on-the-fly) would push the document around from person to person, > >>> > > ensuring > >>> > > that each person completed their step in the time allotted, > otherwise > >>> > > an > >>> > > email would get sent to their manager. > >>> > > >>> > > Would a workflow engine allow me to do the same thing, or is this a > >>> > > different type of workflow engine? > > > > > > > > -- > Carlos J. Costa > Cientista da Computação > Esp. Gestão em Telecom > > EL MELECH NEEMAN! > אָמֵן >
