Why you should learn more about workflow in Plone Workflow from the beginning... Vincenzo Di Somma [email_address]

Workflow from the beginning...

Vincenzo Di Somma

[email_address]

Life cycle of a content The life cycle of a content involves two separate aspects: Security Task generation

The life cycle of a content involves two separate aspects:

Security

Task generation

Life cycle in a CMS In a CMS environment the life cycle is usually managed using workflow tools Plone uses CMF tools (DCWorkflow, CMFCore/WorkflowTool)

In a CMS environment the life cycle is usually managed using workflow tools

Plone uses CMF tools (DCWorkflow, CMFCore/WorkflowTool)

Workflow in Plone By default the workflow in Plone is used to manage the publication process of a content. It has more to do with permissions than tasks.

By default the workflow in Plone is used to manage the publication process of a content.

It has more to do with permissions than tasks.

Hands on (1) States Transitions The workflow process definition can be seen as an cyclic oriented graph, where states are nodes and transitions are arches.

States

Transitions

The workflow process definition can be seen as an cyclic oriented graph, where states are nodes and transitions are arches.

Hands on (2) Variables Can be set automatically or manually on each state transitions and the different values will be preserved in the workflow history

Variables

Can be set automatically or manually on each state transitions and the different values will be preserved in the workflow history

Hands on (3) Worklist Collect reference to contents in a certain state for an easier task list generation

Worklist

Collect reference to contents in a certain state for an easier task list generation

Hands on (4) Permissions Each wfpd can define which permission will be managed by the workflow

Permissions

Each wfpd can define which permission will be managed by the workflow

Hands on (5) Groups The association between Groups and roles can change depending on the state. (I've never used it...but it doesn't mean it useless :)

Groups

The association between Groups and roles can change depending on the state.

(I've never used it...but it doesn't mean it useless :)

What about the contents...? How the wfpd are applied to content (types) ? portal_workflow cmfplacefulworkflow

How the wfpd are applied to content (types) ?

portal_workflow

cmfplacefulworkflow

Creating a custom WFPD TTW Python script Generic Setup (xml)

TTW

Python script

Generic Setup (xml)

Mixing workflows in a portal Use case Smanettona Default Plone publishing workflow for the corporate part of the site. Restricted publishing workflow for the user home folders. Restricted access to the howto section (hacks). Very restricted publication workflow for the magazine area (Smantett'zina).

Use case Smanettona

Default Plone publishing workflow for the corporate part of the site.

Restricted publishing workflow for the user home folders.

Restricted access to the howto section (hacks).

Very restricted publication workflow for the magazine area (Smantett'zina).

Smanett'zina

We can manage more that security

How to create a WFPD TTW Python Script Generic Setup Profile (xml)

TTW

Python Script

Generic Setup Profile (xml)

Common improvements email alerts explicit selection of actors (like rewievers) by group, sections, etc... action accomplished by more than one actor in the same state (like multireview) link transitions (content B is strictly related to content A, publishing the content A involve publishing also content B) multisite life cycle (once a content is published in the portal A it is automatically available on porta B) version management (when content is published, save the current version)

email alerts

explicit selection of actors (like rewievers) by group, sections, etc...

action accomplished by more than one actor in the same state (like multireview)

link transitions (content B is strictly related to content A, publishing the content A involve publishing also content B)

multisite life cycle (once a content is published in the portal A it is automatically available on porta B)

version management (when content is published, save the current version)

Thanks! Questions...?

Questions...?