Workflows are automations that run inside a case file. They let the functions DEPLAW provides run automatically, in a defined order – instead of triggering every step by hand.
Workflows are executed by the workflow engine, a standalone application within the software. It is clearly separated from the business software: the engine controls only the sequence – which task is up next – while DEPLAW itself performs the actual execution of those tasks.
Where to start
Understand the fundamentals
- Fundamentals & Building Blocks – process, tasks, events, gateways, and sequence flows: the elements every workflow is made of.
- How It Works & Lifecycle – how a workflow starts, runs, exchanges data with the case file, and ends.
Build and operate workflows
- Workflow Editor – build processes as BPMN models, configure ServiceTasks, compare versions.
- Start Rules – define which workflow starts automatically on which event.
- Batch Processing – filter cases and start a workflow for many cases at once.
- Workflow Incidents – find and resolve technical errors in running workflows.
- Instance Elements – inspect individual element executions for troubleshooting.
Data & expressions (for advanced users)
- Variable Concept – which data flows between the case file and a workflow, and by what rules.
- FEEL Functions – the expression language for conditions, mappings, and calculations, including the DEPLAW-specific functions.
- Variable Reference – the complete list of all variables loaded from a case file.