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The workflow class library (WCL) product is a re-usable base framework for developing custom FileNet component adaptors.  All too often sites let their own developers or contractors ‘figure’ out how to implement custom adaptors without regard to re-usability and best practices. This leads to spaghetti code without structure and low turn around time for development, testing and workflow malfunctions. To the contrary, the workflow class library product streamlines FileNet BPM development, eliminates developer guess work and implements best practice OOP design when creating new work performers (custom components) in FileNet BPM systems.  

WCL is the result of iterative design, development and in production use over the past five years.  Previously this product was provided to customers only as part of consulting service engagements and is now available as a stand alone product with source code. WCL is not a proprietary framework, it is java source code that is a base work performer and immediately extensible by the site developer(s).  

WCL features: Helper classes for content engine and process engine objects including session, properties, class definition, fetch, property inspection, property cache, page filters, comparer, property synchronization, property set and get, common and reusable OOP framework, complete documentation.

BECM BPM Framework

Workflow class library for FileNet P8 Business Process Manager

Success Stories

• Typical custom component (work performer) development from scratch is 80~160 hours, with WCL < 1 hour
• Site developers copied fundamental BPM-CE code to multiple custom work performer classes resulting in 5,000+ redundant lines of java code, all eliminated with WCL.  
• Customer required custom solution to satisfy regulatory compliance within thirty days and internal development time was estimated at 480 development hours. BowenECM accepted this challenge as a 120 hour fixed bid engagement and satisfied the statement of work prior to deadline.  
• Customer wanted to synchronize property values between documents and records, total development time was four hours using WCL.
• Site required rendering of eForms to flat PDF via workflow process for external distribution along with bundled attachments via email.