[TYPO3-ect] Prcoess Modelling

[Elmar Hinz]

> hi elmar,
> 
> we don t want to control a process - the goal is the visualization and
> the reviewing/optimization and benchmarking
> (PDCA-Circle, DIN EN ISO 9001:2000)...
> 
> we need to cover the following req.:
> 
> - modeling environment for (business) processes in the backend
> -> using a DIN EN ISO standard or based on BPMN
> -> extensible shapes
> -> drag and drop
> 
> - defining properties per process step
> (predefined/editable by admin)
> 
> - process benchmark
> 
> - display the process and its props in the fronted
> -> html, svg or flash
> - optimized print/pdf version
> 
> 
> - open api for linking to other elements
> - export and import func
> ...
> 
> i haven't found a existing extension which could be the base for the
> implementation - the project should be modular and extensible but we
> can't do that alone...
> 
> 
> regards marcus


Hello Marcus,

it is a very interesting project. But should it really be implemented with
TYPO3?

If I understand you right, you want to combine a process vizualization tool
with a tool to record, monitor and report the single steps of the the
processes. That sounds like an advanced business software. 

Will you find something in TER?

To me it seems simply to specific to expect something like that in TER. I
also wouldn't expect to find something to base on. Usually the architecture
of T3 extensions is not that unitized that you can extend foreign
extensions economically. For such advanced requirements I would always
start from scratch.

I wouldn't expect to find such specific and advanced business software in
the field of open source at all. The range of potential users isn't wide
enough.

Should it be done from scratch in TYPO3?

So if you want to do it as a TYPO3 extension, you would likely need to do it
from scratch. But should you do that? I don't think that TYPO3 is optimazed
to implement such business solutions. There are other programming languages
and frameworks. Maybe something in JAVA. Maybe you can find existing
software like this: http://www.activemodeler.de/.

Well, this are my personal estimations. Let's hear if other people will give
you different advice.

Regards

Elmar