Introduction

Process applications enable users to manage information and access resources that are associated with a workflow.

Developing a Process application involves the following activities:

Setting up your development environment
Designing the workflow user interfaces
Accessing data and resources
Interfacing to Content Platform Engine and related services to perform tasks that are associated with a step or operation

For information on the files and configurations necessary for Process development, see Configuring the Process Development Environment. For an overview of the general types of Process applications, see Introduction to Process Applications.

Certain basic considerations and tasks are common to each type of Process application. For example, some operations are fundamental to every Step Processor or User Inbox application, regardless of how it is developed. See Fundamental Step Processor Operations and Fundamental User Inbox Operations for these common guidelines.