Workflow Section
Use this section to learn about Workflow workspaces.
The workspaces that this section describes constitute the runtime interface to workflow specifications. Workflows are defined using the MWL specification language-the Maconomy Workflow Language.
As of Maconomy version 9.0 Service Pack 5, the workspaces in the Workflow module are for reference and viewing only, and most of the workspaces are read-only, meaning that you cannot change them. However, you can revert the workspaces to their pre-Service Pack 5 state by changing the MDL layouts, if this is required to maintain old-style workflows.
Using the Maconomy Workflow Language (MWL), workflows can be defined in Maconomy. A workflow is a chain of actions and events that bring entities through a series of states. MWL automates the process of pushing business entities through a number of well-defined states. For instance, you can define a workflow for a purchase process-the workflow evaluates a purchase order (PO), creates to-dos for the appropriate people that they should approve the PO, makes sure that the items are received correctly, and so on-constructed exactly to suit your specific needs. For more information about MWL, contact your Maconomy Account Manager.
- Life Cycle Definitions - The life cycle and stage definitions
- Life Cycle Transition Definitions - The transition definitions and how they are connected with stages
- Notification Categories - The definition of various kinds of notifications, such as to-dos, alerts, and so on
- Notification Types - The definition of notification types
- General Monitors - The groups of monitors
- Monitors - The definitions of synchronous and asynchronous monitoring actions
- Life Cycles - View instances of lifecycles that exist in Maconomy
- Life Cycle Transitions - View instances of transitions that have occurred in Maconomy and manually execute a transition
- Notifications - View current instances of notifications
For more information about the specifics of setting up workflows, see the descriptions of these workspaces
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- Life Cycle Definitions Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to view, enable, or disable lifecycles, which define how an entity progresses from one stage to another (for example, how a job progresses from being created to being closed, and all of the stages in between). For each entity, you see the individual stages in the lifecycle. - Life Cycle Transition Definitions Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to define the transitions or actions that make an entity progress in a workflow. For example, submitting a time sheet is an action that advances the time sheet from the Created stage to the Submitted stage. - Notification Categories Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to set up notification categories and their priority types, both of which are used in sending notifications via workflows. - Notification Types Single Dialog Workspace
Use this workspace to set up notification types, which act as templates for notifications that are sent via workflows. - Synchronous Notification Types Single Dialog Workspace
Use this workspace to set up synchronous notification types. - Group Notification Types Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to add notification types to a group. - User Notification Types Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to see which notification types are associated with a user. - General Monitors Single Dialogs Workspace
A general monitor is a collection of notification types and monitors that are not associated with any lifecycle. You install all general monitors in separate namespaces. - Monitors Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to set up monitors and specify the actions that each monitor triggers. You can also view monitors in this workspace. - Life Cycles Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to review your workflows and see the lifecycle stages that are a part of each workflow, primarily for debugging and testing purposes. - Life Cycle Transitions Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to review your workflows and see the lifecycle transitions that are a part of each workflow, primarily for debugging and testing purposes. - Notifications Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to view or create notifications, which are alerts that Maconomy sends as part of a workflow. For example, if an employee does not submit a time sheet when it is due, the employee's supervisor receives a notification. - User Notifications Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to review all notifications created for a specific user. - Show My Notifications Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to review all notifications that you are set up to receive. - Email Alerts Setup Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to perform the basic setup that is required to send email alerts via a workflow and to maintain a list of email alerts and notifications that have been set up in Maconomy. - Email Alerts Templates Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to create email templates for notifications that are to be sent to specific distribution groups. - Email Alerts Distributions Single Dialogs Workspace
Use this workspace to create distribution groups for email notifications.