Creating process apps

With IBM Blueworks Live, you can build and run two simple types of process apps: workflow and checklist.

Workflow apps include a sequence of tasks and approval steps that can be assigned to a set of users. Checklist apps include a set of tasks that are assigned all at once and can be completed in any order.
  1. Create a new workflow or checklist app from within a space by selecting Create New > Process App.
  2. Give your process app a name that indicates the type of work it does. For example, a workflow app that captures the approvers of a new process might be named Approve New Version of Process X.
  3. Select the type of app that you want to create, either Workflow or Checklist.
  4. Configure the process app with any details that stay the same each time the process app is launched. There will be other configuration that launchers can perform at launch time, such as adding more tasks or changing task assignments. For example, the approver workflow app includes instructions to the launcher about what type of information they need to provide and includes a minimum of one predefined task that is assigned to the approver to give their approval. However, the launcher might specify a due date for the task depending on how urgently the approval is needed.
  5. Publish the app so that it is available for launching by clicking Publish. Your new process app appears in the Launch a Process area of the Work tab.
    Tip: Make sure that any user that needs to launch your process app has access to the space that contains the app, and make sure that the app is published.
To learn how to set up governance workflows for your process blueprints and decisions, see Governance workflow.