What is the difference between workflow and business process, I referred to the answer of the whole network, and finally figured it out through this simple diagram.
Everyone is familiar with taking the subway, right? You will often see such a subway rail transit map on the platform:
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It's like the business process we mentioned, planning all the routes for people to get from one place to another, and in order to distinguish the different routes, they are generally distinguished by different colors, and this colorful route diagram is one of our protagonists today: the workflow. For example, the workflow Xiaolan, it is Line 2 - from Meiyuan to Anzhen.
Xiaolan is an important line for the smooth operation of this rail transit network map, and its existence can allow people in Meiyuan to go to Anzhen, or to Wuai Square, Sanyang Square and other places. The business process is this net, and Xiaolan is the line in this net. But can it represent other reds, greens? No, can it be composed on its own or be called a rail network? No. And this net needs these same lines as Xiaolan to realize its layout function, so workflow is a way to implement business processes.
Little blue is the running path of the subway, sometimes walking to the little red and little green may go to different destinations, and even different lines can be taken between the same destination. This means that there will be a lot of flexibility in the process, and the path can be chosen when necessary.
In the world of business processes, the route is the workflow, the path that the subway must follow. Workflows can be long and can contain multiple stops (nodes). Workflows don't have to be straight lines, they can be routed to different sites through different predetermined paths.
Therefore, when you want to realize the business process, it is actually the design of a travel route. You can design multiple lines like little blue, and these lines will eventually lead you to your destination.
Once we know where we want to go and how we plan our route, it's time to put it into action. Forms are like the cars of our subway, and the data is like the passengers traveling. A normal subway allows passengers to enter and exit by themselves at different stations, and the stations are like process nodes, and data needs to be edited, approved, added or deleted at different task nodes in the business process.
Of course, the subway sometimes breaks down and stays at one station for a while. Isn't it very similar to the scene when we are dealing with the business, and we find that the handler is not at the workstation? At this time, it will cause the business to stall, that is, the estimated arrival time of our trip may be delayed.
Of course, there are many similarities, so we won't list them all. In a nutshell, a business process encompasses multiple workflow paradigms and associated data, organizations, and systems.
Everyone knows how to count numbers, from 1 to 10, you can count at intervals of 1, or at intervals of 2, the process of this number is the workflow; it is known that to count from 1 to 10, you can count at intervals of 1, 2 or any number, the collection of these processes constitutes a way from 1 to 10, that is, the business process, you just let others help you count. Workflows and business processes are like lines and polygons within points, lines, and polygons, and data, organizations, and systems are the points that connect them.
So what's the difference between a workflow and a business process?
1. Workflow is a way to implement business processes
2. Business processes include multiple workflow paradigms and related data, organizations, and systems.
Here I have to mention Workfine, it's like a subway. No code is required, as long as you understand the business, you can draw your own business process according to the workflow, and the data and business can flow through Workfine.
Carriage – Data Management
Data management in Workfine is like a subway car, used to collect and store data. There are three sources of data:
1. Summary of the data collected after this form is shared;
2. The data entered directly by the manager in the background;
3. Import the data obtained by Excel.
All data is stored in the form of data tables, which are then displayed in the form of data table associations.
Workfine also provides Excel's rich functions such as bold italics, merging cells, and coloring tables, which not only provides input query of the data itself, but also provides a good interface display.
Stations and engines – process settings
Workfine's process engine function is the equivalent of a subway's engine. By setting different nodes through the process, the data can be automatically transferred to the relevant person in charge. The administrator can see the process flow in the background of the computer, and the assigned person will also receive the process reminder on the mobile phone during the task flow process.
Through Workfine, the business system is built to make the business process more detailed and standardized, the inter-departmental collaboration is more efficient, and the inefficient repetitive work is eliminated, so that everyone can become a digital management expert in the workplace.