Workflow Manager Reference

Workflow Manager 6.0

The Workflow Manager Reference section includes information on the Workflow Manager interface, organized by page and dialog box. Additional reference information on Workflow Manager configuration file, extending Workflow Manager, and using custom plug-ins with Workflow Manager is also provided. Reference information for Workflow Manager is presented in the following sections:

Workflow Manager Reference

Section

Description

Home Page

Describes the menus and lists available on the Home page.

Workflow Request Related Pages

Describes the pages and views used to submit a request, perform workflow request tasks, and check on a request’s progress.

Administration Pages and Views

Describes the pages and views used to perform Workflow Manager administrative tasks.

Dialog Boxes

Specific help for each pop-up dialog box in Workflow Manager is covered in this section.

Configuration File: web.config

Explains the settings that are defined in the Workflow Manager Configuration file: web.config.

Extending Workflow Manager

A list of the officially supported mechanisms for extending the functionality of Workflow Manager.

Using the IPlugin Interface

Explains how to create custom plugins for Workflow Manager. The IPlugins interface defines some standard callback methods which will be called by Workflow Manager during the course of application submission and workflow advancement. Your custom implementation of this plugin can have custom code to link these events with external systems.

Workflow Manager Installation Issues

Points you to information you can find in the AdminStudio Web Server Installation Guide.

When a company is created by a Workflow Manager administrator, it is designated as either a consumer company (a company or department whose members request that application services be performed), or an administrator company (a company or department whose members perform requested application services). At log in, members of a workflow administrator company see the workflow administrator Home page, while members of a workflow consumer company see the workflow consumer Home page. See Companies for more information.