Variant: MSP (Modeling-Simulating-Processing)
The essentials of OfficeTalk: All about the facts
General aspects, Target groups for OfficeTalk/MSP, Advantages and goals of OfficeTalk/MSP, Integration of other systems and services, Supported platforms, Supported databases, The specification
Boosting processes with OfficeTalk
OfficeTalk/MSP is a generic system for defining and controlling all kind of business processes. It can be used on different platforms. Many applications can be integrated into the workflow of a process. The amount of useable workstations, supported by OfficeTalk/MSP, depends on the used database system. OfficeTalk/MSP is developed with modern technologies and uses component architectures. OfficeTalk/MSP is developed with VisualWorks ® Smalltalk from CINCOM ® (for more Smalltalk-products look at www.whysmalltalk.com).
With OfficeTalk-MSP.pdf you get the factsheet of OfficeTalk/MSP. (With OfficeTalk-MS.pdf you get the factsheet of the variant OfficeTalk/MS)
Target groups for OfficeTalk/MSP
OfficeTalk/MSP is independent of any industry type. Some examples of industry types:
Advatanges and goals of OfficeTalk/MSP
Integration of other systems and services
The execution of a processpart can be delegated by OfficeTalk/MSP in the sence of Software as a Service (SaaS) to an extern system, witch is suited better for the requested requirement. OfficeTalk can start, end and control these systems with:
COM- and .NET-Connect uses the Microsoft componentmodel and communicationprotocol on Windows-platforms. With these you can integrate all OLE-, OCX-, ActiveX- und .NET-Applications into business processes. Beginning from the textsystem Microsoft-WinWord to the complex machine control system. For Microsoft-WinWord, Microsoft-Access, Microsoft-Internet Explorer, Microsoft-Outlook, Microsoft-ADO, SMC´´´-CoP, DocuWare-DMS and Oracle prefactured OLE-, OCX- or ActiveX-Connect are available.
With HTTP-Request- and Webservice-Connect webapplications can be integrated into business process execution. HTTP-Request- and Webservice-Connect are supported on all platforms.
The integation of extern systems with these technologies is much more than starting and ending an application. COM-, .NET-, HTTP-Request- and Webservice-Connect in conjunction with OfficeTalk Skript gives you the ability to control and automate extern applications within business process execution. The picture shows you the principles with some examples. You may extend the picture as you want !
OfficeTalk/MSP is system neutral developed and supports the following system platforms:
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OfficeTalk/MSP supports following databases:
Oracle SQL-Server Version 7 or higher Microsoft SQL-Server Version 7 or higher PostgreSQL-Server Version 8 or higher DB2 Universal-Server Version 8 or higher
Current prerequesites
Any supported platform, RAM min. 50 MB and any supported SQL-Databaseserver
Process
With OfficeTalk/MSP
you can define processes and their actions in a free way.
An example: The process "Order from a supplier"
defines, that the order is put to the first worker 10 days after
initialisation to check the input of the delivery and then is
delegated to another worker, to initial the payment.
Processes are communicational medias used in an office, or in general, jobs to perform. For example: letters, term agreements, orders, committents, etc. In general, all types of working with another person or company.
Worker
A worker is the users of a process. A worker is registered by shortcut and password. So, the access to processes can be restricted by OfficeTalk/MSP. Workers can be grouped together to a worker group, an office or a team. A higher worker can see the current processes and their state done by his grouped workers. To a worker, one ore more subtitutes for defined processes can be assigned. The responsibility of a substitute can be restricted to the state of another worker or a time spann. If one worker is ill for example, a substituted worker can do his job. By the structural features of OfficeTalk/MSP each companys type can be described.
Responsibility for performing a process type
You define the responsibility of performing a process, by assigning a worker to a process type or name. You can give different rights for performing a process to a worker per process basis.
Process priorities
Processes may have priorities. A process with a higher priority must be performed before a process with a lower priority.
Time control for processes
Each process has a minimal and maximal time amount to be performed within. Each step within a process may have a minimal and maximal time amount to be performed too. It‘s also possible to assign a concrete date/time for the performing of a process. The assigning of a process or step to a worker may be time dependent. OfficeTalk/MSP’s responsibility is the delegation at the defined time. OfficeTalk/MSP throws an exception, if a worker does not perform a process in within defined time.
Path description for process
In OfficeTalk/MSP you describe the way/path (different workers) a process should be delegated while be performed. You define whitch worker will do whitch step of the process while performing.You can assign this by process type or process name. Substitutes are accepted for this definition too.
Process history
A process contains a history. In this history the worker, the performed steps, the exhausted time and user defined informations are stored. OfficeTalk/MSP is able to use this information to control the proceeding of the process. A defined head-worker of a team or an office is informed of the history, if a time exception is thrown.
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