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MemoryLeak
MemoryLeak

Reputation: 7318

How do you use workflow engine?

I know workfow engine is, but actually in our programming life, how can we get use of the workflow engine ? How will workflow engine help us ?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1206

Answers (4)

Lalit Pagaria
Lalit Pagaria

Reputation: 1

In addition to what Brian's answer adding few more use cases. Broadly we can classify workflows into two types: rule-based and cognitive.

This article can provide good insight about workflow automation.

Few example of Rule-based workflow automation engines are: Zapier, IFTTT, Power Automate, n8n etc.

It is very difficult to automate cognitive-based tasks for example: classify customer issue automatically, check documents for completeness, content moderation, visual claim processing, detection whether social distancing been followed or not, signature verification etc.

Cognitive task automation require AI models, automate the task where we need human intervention.

Few example of cognitive-based workflow automation engines are: Levity and Obsei.

Disclaimer: I am creator of Obsei: an open-source low-code AI powered automation tool.

Upvotes: 0

Brian Mains
Brian Mains

Reputation: 50728

Workflows like Windows WF allow you to work in a logical process. For instance, you can design a workflow process in Windows WF that drives the application. So the application can work in a logical process from start to end based on the workflow.

Workflows often drive some business model. FOr instance, an application may need to do these things in a logical order:

  • User submit an application
  • Notify a business user and automatically schedule a consultation with the applicant
  • User submits a follow-up application
  • User receives information packet

And so on... I made that process up, so it's not the most practical, but hopefully it gives you an idea. This is one type of workflow that can be done with Windows WF and other workflow engines, that can help your application utilize a workflow driven business process.

Workflows don't need a tool, but could be simply your process that the application uses to run through a series of screens or processes, so you don't actually need a tool to use workflow; the key component of workflows is the business process.

HTH.

Upvotes: 2

Ta01
Ta01

Reputation: 31610

No disrespect intended, but if your looking at using Windows WF, wait for the next iteration with .NET 4.0, the current version has been essentially re-written to alleviate a lot of the pain points.

Upvotes: 0

zapping
zapping

Reputation: 4116

you can write conditions or events in an xml and make it work on the fly. The parameters can be changed without changing the code.

Upvotes: 0

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