[commits] [Wiki] created: Project/SimpleWorkflowApplicationSuePorter

[Ralf Lang (B1 Systems GmbH)]

rlang  Sat, 07 Nov 2015 18:31:01 +0000

Created page: http://wiki.horde.org/Project/SimpleWorkflowApplicationSuePorter

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+ Workflow application

Chuck Hagenbuch outlined an ambitious workflow module for horde back  
in 2008, but it has not been done.
I needed a simple thing to document, delegate and, possibly,  
semi-automate a set of repetitive, multi-step workflows.
I created a module "sueporter" which does exactly that in a  
minimum-effort way. The code needs some cosmetics before release, i.e.  
get license statements right and decide what is actually boilerplate,  
what is mine and what should be attributed to the authors of other  
horde modules which are copy-pasted.

The focus of this module is not

I also consider either releasing it somewhere on github as "mine" or  
transfering copyright ownership to horde, if interested.


|| **Item** || **Status** || **Priority** || Comment ||
|| Create Jobs out of defined workflows || Works || -- || The original  
interest to create the thing ||
|| Create Workflows out of given Tasklets || Works || -- || Minimal UI  
does exist / No ACLs ||
|| Create Tasklets through UI|| not implemented/DB commands needed ||  
high || I want to get  ||
|| Assign Jobs to users || Works || -- || Simple list-all-users  
dropdown / no fallback for backends without user listing / no ACLs ||
|| Branching workflows || Works/Subset ||  medium || Currently, only  
"on success" and optionally "on failure" are supported
|| Automation hooks for certain tasklets || high || A simple hooking  
solution exists but the actual hooks implemented so far will stay  
unreleased - they are not useful to the general public - the whole  
automation probably should be redesigned and some example hooks given ||
|| tasklet type "freeform text + code copy/paste" || Done || -- || The  
Code area is optional ||
|| parsing http links || tbd || medium || Not sure if I want to switch  
to wicked's markup engine ||
|| various markup || tbd || low || Not sure if I want to switch to  
wicked's markup engine ||
|| tasklet type "4 eyes approval" || not implemented || high || This  
is something I want to use myself ||
|| switch to a different workflow || possible, but not really  
implemented || medium || Currently, Step IDs only need to exist, but  
not necessarily in the same workflow ||
|| multiple choices (more than yes/no) || not implemented || medium ||  
Beyond scope of my initial project, but probably needed for a workflow  
thingy ||
|| interface to kronolith and/or nag || not implemented || low ||  
sadly, in my current use case this does not really make sense ||
|| interface to hermes || not implemented || very low || only if  
anybody really uses hermes + this ||
|| real ajax instead of HordeCore.doAction + reload || tbd || medium  
|| this will be needed for large job lists and makes sense in most  
other areas||
|| better CSS and proper icons instead of the same head everywhere ||  
tbd || low || I could not care less for my own current use case, but  
it really needs to be done ||
|| get copyright right and release alpha version || tbd || very high  
|| This should not rot in the dark ||
|| Import/Export workflows to some industry standard format || tbd ||  
low || This probably won`t be used very much and can consume a lot of  
time ||
|| Import/Export jobs to some libreoffice/closed source office  
readable spreadsheet format || tbd || medium || Probably makes more  
sense than reporting features ||
|| Job list filters/searches || not implemented || high || ||


++ Bugs

Currently not on the horde tracker

++ People

Ralf Lang

++ Description

Detailed project description. Include implementation steps, current  
status, plan, etc.

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