Forms Designer

Forms Designer feature is a 100% web-based XML tool for creating and managing intelligent forms associated to business workflows. Without the pain of 3rd party plug-ins, Forms Designer’s AJAX based WYSIWYG editor puts the business user in control of the way they create and manage forms using a simplified drag and drop interface for image assisted paperless processes. Skelta Forms paves the way for transparent workflows through security features that include version control on Forms Management. Create simple to complex forms for use in processes to either initiate workflows or as part of an activity in the workflow; or link forms easily to processes and even call forms from within process workflows.

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Process Designer

Process Modeling with Skelta Process Designer is rendered easy and intuitive in a web-based environment using a drag and drop interface as well as more than 50 out- of-the-box workflow activities. Skelta Process Designer enables customized workflows for people centric processes for even complex structures without the need for client side installations. Import processes designed in MS Visio to leverage on Skelta Process Designer functionalities or easily export processes. Skelta Process Designer, through its itemized security feature including major and minor versioning on documents and activities ensures a secure chain for workflow actions.

Enterprise Console

Skelta BPM.NET uses its strong enterprise class centralized process management repository to connect easily with existing business systems. By mapping different repositories from multiple locations to Enterprise Console, users make better returns on their IT investments. Skelta Enterprise Console delivers an integrated solution for building end-to-end business applications and advanced levels of security across repositories – enables transparency on each transaction through native versioning, tracking and audit trails of process changes. Enterprise Console’s resource management feature also offers support for multiple user directories, centralized management of Skelta Queues and multi-level hierarchical calendars for multi-geography, multi-time zone support.

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Human Centric Workflows

Skelta leverages its superior expertise in modeling effective human centric workflows for out-of-the-box workflow services that are scalable and comprehensive. Skelta human workflow services feature the gamut of business workflow requirements such as queue management including dynamic queue allocation system with time based or recurring escalations for efficient task delivery. Collaborative approvals with queue based escalations ensure quick dispatch through the multiple delivery channels of Web, Windows Form, PDA, SMS, IM, Voice, Outlook and Custom channels.

Microsoft Office Integration

Skelta provides native integration with MS Office to leverage its easy, accessible design functions. Allows users to rapidly create workflow based documents with the flexibility to perform related tasks from mobile devices. Skelta’s SharePoint connector allows a seamless environment for leveraging SharePoint’s collaboration capabilities.

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Communication Channels

Task delivery for various workflow instances is made dynamic through Skelta’s multiple communication and delivery channels of Web, SMS, PDA and Voice.

A Microsoft Outlook plug-in is provided for a seamless two-way communication on tasks which allows users to respond to tasks from within Outlook. Tasks delivered over the web or on email also allow participants to act upon them inherently. Collaborate effectively on tasks from any location through Skelta’s support for two-way communication on mobile phones and task notifications enabled on Instant Messenger services. Users can do more with Skelta’s extensive APIs and Web services that can be called from various desktop applications to work with Skelta Work Items. Create custom applications around the supported communication channels using Skelta Process Designer. Skelta BPM.NET also gives business users maximum leverage for collaboration capabilities of SharePoint, BizTalk and InfoPath through its product Interface.

Process Monitoring and Optimization

Through its proactive process monitoring capabilities, Skelta BPM.NET tracks workflow activities for accelerated business efficiency. Reports afforded through graphical views provide business intelligence for overdue analysis and productivity tracking to eliminate bottlenecks in the workflow. Configure alerts for business activity thresholds with real time email notification of violations for business level policies and SLAs. Exhaustive reports on automated exception handling defined through customizable KPIs make Skelta BPM.NET a comprehensive business solution for Business Activity Monitoring (BAM).

Skelta Security

Skelta BPM.NET’s features native Enterprise Security at Repository, List and Item level for users & groups. A well mapped, in-depth security cover gives workflow participants the freedom to collaborate effectively on sensitive tasks through user-based access rights for workflow design functions. Skelta’s comprehensive cover allows mapping of security groups for existing roles and extends to Reporting and BAM for qualified views of alerts. Automatic extendable security for even dynamically created lists and customized applications on Skelta BPM.NET platform delivers an efficient solution for all security related pain areas.

SharePoint Integration

Skelta’s web-based process modeler within SharePoint opens up advanced collaboration functionalities for business users who are looking to build complex collaborative solutions without time consuming installations. A wizard driven workflow creation ensures rapid scale up and seamless integration with SharePoint means that users can embed Skelta Lists and Forms within SharePoint. Skelta’s SharePoint connector crosses the site barrier by making available collaboration features such as Queue Management for effective resource management and BAM for business intelligence within SharePoint server.

BizTalk Connector

Skelta’s native low latency connector is a high performance Skelta Talk Adapter inside BizTalk. Closing the gap between BizTalk server and Skelta’s solution platform, the BizTalk Connector effects dual data flow between both for effective utilization of BizTalk’s proven technology components. Send messages to BizTalk and wait for BizTalk message or invoke Skelta from within BizTalk for human workflow services. Skelta’s BizTalk Connector delivers extended value for integrating BizTalk with external systems by invoking the application within Skelta.

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SAP Connector

Skelta’s proprietary SAP Connector, built on top of Microsoft WCF LOB layer, delivers zero code integration and maximizes return on existing SAP investments. The Connector addresses the need to invoke operational data from an SAP environment for a holistic organizational view. Read tables or data and update or push data in SAP system by calling BAPIs/RFCs without a complicated host footprint. The SAP Connector delivers scalability for complex approval processes and even allows business users to build workflows within SAP.

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SOA (Skelta Object Access)

Skelta Object Access increases business efficiency by re-using existing objects within processes and ensuring just in time activation of objects. Allows access from Global Assembly Cache or local folder. SOA once again offers users an intelligent solution to eliminate custom coding for highly secure and rights based calling of external .NET assemblies. Use Skelta’s process designer environment for consuming external .NET assemblies without creating custom activity.

Lists

A centralized, embeddable storage repository for application level data, Lists comes tightly coupled with Skelta Forms and Skelta Workflows facilitating information exchange between layers. It allows users to create complex business entities easily through its Advanced Lookup functionalities including User / Role Look up from within Lists, Database. Skelta Lists also features item level security through major and minor versioning.

File Watcher

Skelta BPM.NET offers a secure, transparent environment for workflow related document activity through its file watcher module. Access file details as XMLvariables inside workflow and monitor a folder for different file events. Skelta’s File Watcher module integrates paperless processes through association of Skelta workflows with file watcher events. It supports file movement from one location to another – physically, through SharePoint or via FTP

BPMN Standards

Skelta’s compliance with industry standards for Business Process Modeling notations translates to process knowledge diagrams for events, activities and gateways within business workflows. Easily differentiate between workflow sections through swimlanes and pools leading to placeholders. Through its BPMN adherence, Skelta’s BPM.NET transcends from workflow software to a sophisticated business intelligence tool with the capability of providing understanding of internal business procedures in a graphical notation. Communicate procedures in a standard manner and use notations to facilitate effective collaborations.

Workflow Engine

Skelta BPM.NET has at its core a robust, light-weight, multi-threaded rules-based engine that executes the processes designed using the Process Designer Control. It provides a complete Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for the application developer to design, code, deploy, manage and monitor workflows. Processes once designed are stored in a relational database, and can be deployed in accordance with the business rules. The engine supports persistent execution of workflows in the event of restarting or system failure. It also supports fail-over mechanism, and offers a scalable environment that can run simultaneous workflows invoked or controlled by available APIs or by the Web service provided. Support for clustering of servers and processes into logical groupings in order to take advantage of load balancing, is also available. The engine provides a complete history and audit trail of user interactions, so that data can be used to develop metrics for continuously improving processes and retaining best practices.