Process Definition Features and Functions

• Business processes by organizational and/or site entities


• Business processes optionally shared across organizational/site entities


• Graphical display of processes in flow chart format


• Graphical editing (drag-and-drop) of processes


• User-defined processes and process configurations


• Template processes for new product development and introduction


• Business processes composed of multiple, user-defined steps


• Processes composed of serial steps


• Processes composed of parallel steps


• Processes composed of serial and parallel steps


• Process composed of convergent and/or divergent processes


• Multiple levels of business process step hierarchy


• Process associated with unlimited number of documents


• Copy business processes


• Import processes from external sources


• Manual and automated process steps defined in same workflow