INTRODUCTION
When you implement a system that manages business processes, Workflows are an important part. There are various tools like Workflow Engine, K2, Camunda etc. for automating the processes. While this article deals with Workflow Engine – a .NET based application, its features, core components and integration steps.
WHAT IS WORKFLOW ENGINE?
Workflow Engine is a .NET based software application that helps coordinate and facilitate business processes.
WHY WORKFLOW ENGINE?
Let us imagine that we are implementing a Business Process Management(BPM) system which consists of large number of business flows and data. It is crucial to monitor the status of each flow in a timely manner. So without using a tool like Workflow Engine, it will be a Herculean task to achieve these objectives. By using Workflow Engine, we can automate the business processes, hence enabling us to take better control over its execution.
WHICH PRODUCT?
Flexibility is what every product should offer. While workflow Engine offers this with a choice of two variants – Workflow Engine and Workflow Server.
Workflow Engine is a component intended to be fully integrated with .NET application whereas Workflow Server runs as a standalone service that can be integrated to any application via Rest API.