Chapter 8. Implementing Workflow

Workflow is the automation of a business process, during which documents are passed from one participant to another for action, according to a set of procedural rules. Every Content Management System implementation has its own workflow requirements. For some companies, workflow could be a simple approval process. For some companies, it could be a complex business process management system. Workflow provides ownership and control over the content and processes. In this chapter, you will learn about the basic, out-of-the-box workflow capabilities of Alfresco and the ways to extend it as per your business requirements.

By the end of this chapter, you will have learned how to:

• Enable simple workflow for documents

• Create email templates and set email notifications

• Extend workflow to include multiple approval steps

• Implement a complex workflow scenario for document lifecycle management

• Start an advanced workflow from the list of predefined workflows

• Assign documents...