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Overview

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Workflow builder visual editor in Comala Document Management offers a number of simple ways to customize the look and feel of the installed workflows with the app.

It is a graphical way to edit an existing workflow and create a custom workflow without using the complex macro markup notation.

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Workflow builder visual editor can also be used to understand and communicate the content and document life-cycles within your organization, or when starting a new project with a team or customer stakeholder, allowing a visual way of exploring the workflow states and the transitions.

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Workflow builder

The workflow builder visual editor has two panels

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Accessing the visual editor

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Workflow builder visual editor is accessed for the current workflow through the space tools Document Management dashboard. 

  • choose Edit Workflow

  • select Use Visual Builder from the dropdown menu

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The current space workflow can be changed using the Manage Workflows option in the space document management dashboard.

The current space workflow opens in the visual editor.

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An existing workflow can be edited to create a custom workflow to

  • customize an existing state name(s); indicator color; due date; set as the final workflow state

  • add a new workflow state(s)

  • add/edit approvals including

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    • managing the assignment of reviewers

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    • setting a requirement for reviewer credentials

  • add/edit transitions between states

  • add/edit workflow parameters

  • add/edit workflow triggers

  • save the workflow

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The workflows included

A workflow installed with the app cannot be overwritten

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. When saving changes to these workflows you must add a new name for the workflow.

Any new custom workflow is added to the list of workflows in the Manage Workflows options in the current space.

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  • editing an existing custom workflow

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  • saves changes to that workflow unless you rename the workflow before saving and exiting the visual editor

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When editing one of the app installed workflows, the edited workflow must be saved with a new name to create a custom copy of the original workflow. You cannot overwrite a workflow installed with the app.

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The new custom workflow is added to the list of workflows in the Manage Workflows options in the current space.

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Using Workflow Builder

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