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Workflows: The basics

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Workflows: The basics

So, what's a workflow? Well, in your organization, a workflow is a process that goes from one activity to the next, to the next, until it's complete. So, in this example, perhaps we have a phone call with a customer. And then, after we take the phone call, someone fills out an order form. That order form is then sent to a supervisor who determines whether a group of people need to do some work on it or whether it can simply be filed and then acknowledged. So, in this particular workflow, there are two different branches. One branch that requires some human work and another branch that doesn't. But this workflow could just as easily be a vacation request. I'm applying for some time off. So, I fill out a form and I give it to my supervisor. My supervisor can approve it, pass it along to HR, and then I get an email back that says, have a great vacation. Or, perhaps, my supervisor has to have someone else, their manager, sign off on it before it's sent to HR. And then, I receive…

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