What is Metastorm?

It is a suite which helps us to automate the processes happening inside a business environment. In a big organization there are a lot of departments, which are in a hierarchy like one department need another department’s approval for the next step. For example, in an it industry the project leader team needs the approval from project manager team, so first the project leader team sent a request for approval to project manager team, but after that the project leader team has to wait till the project managers response and also they don’t know what’s happening at their side. But with Metastorm the scenario is different; the project leader team can watch the things going on at project manager end. So everything is clear here. Actually metastorm is filling the gaps between different departments of big organizations there by reducing overhead. Metastorm is a WEBCENTRIC APPLICATION, which allows you to integrate with .NET, ERPs, Active Directories etc.

Metastorm BPM is not working with browser or iis

I have faced this issue, Meta storm is not working with IIS but at the same time its working well with Microsoft Outlook.Could anyone have the idea on how to rectify this issue?. Please help!     Comments Saurabh said... Please check whether you have disabled the pop up blocker(Also check your anti virus also).Meta storm needs pop ups to work well.Hope this will help you.

How to call Javascript on "When Stage Completed" stage?

Is it possible to call Javascript on "When Stage Completed" stage?   Comments Paul said... Only if your JScript is set up as a server side script. April 23, 2008 6:42 AM Anonymous said... Hey thanks paul!, but i cannot add my jscript function using integratin wizard in server side script.Only client extension allows integratin wizard... Please Help. Regards, Vivek

Metastorm Provision

How the Metstorm BPM differs from Metastorm Provision? Is there is any similarity in these two products?

Is it possible to integrate a Document Management System with Metastorm?

I have a DMS system, which i want to integrate with Metastorm. How can i integrate a Document Management System with Metastorm using Active Application Integration (AAI) ? Comments Anonymous said... Which Document Management System you are using?, Hummingbird DMS can integrate with metastorm easily.Check out metastorm help files/Forum to find out the supported DMS systems. Regards, Vivek. April 22, 2008 5:09 AM Sam said... This is DMS system which is intyernally developed by our Development Team which will do all the basic DMS functionalities like Imaging,Scanning,OCR,OMR etc. Could you please send the integration steps of Hummingbird DMS with Metastorm? so that I can try the same with my DMS system. I did nt find it in the help file. April 22, 2008 5:14 AM Anonymous said... Dear Sam, Check out this link, the site will guide you what to do with the hummingbird DMS. www.metastorm.com Regards, Vivek April 22, 2008 5:18 AM Sam said... Hi Vivek, Thanks for the link. Sam. April 22, 2008 5:27 AM Paul said... In the next version of Metastorm BPM (7.6) there is going to be an open DMS framework introduced. I think this is expected in the next quarter. Metastorm themselves have built their own Sharepoint document management integration on top of this and it's the intention to then let customers, integrators and developers use this framework to build their own integrations on top. Hope this helps, Paul. April 22, 2008 6:02 AM Sam said... HI Paul, Thanks for the information. Any idea when is the next version of Metastorm gonna release? Regards, Sam

Forms in Metastorm

Form Types in Metastorm Forms enable you to enter or read process data. The forms in a process share common elements. There are four types of form used at different stages of a process. These are: Blank Forms: A blank form is a form used to gather information necessary to start a process. It may contain a number of empty fields for completion. When you submit the blank form, a new folder is entered into the process. Folder Forms: A folder form displays the process data at a given stage in the process. When you open a folder from the To Do or Watch list, you are presented with one or more folder forms. The information on a folder form is not editable. To edit the information, you must click on an action button. Action Forms: An action form is a form used to gather information during the process. When performing an action on a folder, you may be presented with an Action Form to complete. When you submit the action form, the information is saved, and the folder moves to the next stage of the process. Administration Forms: Administration forms allow you to perform particular administrative tasks. You complete administration forms in the same way as blank forms. When you submit an administration form, the form is sent for administrative processing. It does not start a process. Common Form Elements: Fields: Forms are made up of number of fields. Different types of field types are Required fields: These are outlined in red and must be completed prior to clicking the Submit button. Read-only fields: These have a gray background. You cannot change information in these fields. Optional fields: These may be left blank. Submit and Cancel Buttons: You can submit or cancel a form by clicking the appropriate button in the lower right corner of the form window. Submit Button saves changes made to the form, starts or updates the process, and closes the form. Cancel Button cancels the form. No data is saved, and the form is closed.

Javascript Issue

function ValidateLeave() { var LeaveCount=document.getEl("txtTotalLeaves"); var Days=document.getEl("txtDays"); if( LeaveCount.value==0) { alert("Sorry You Have No Leaves Available"); return false; } else if (LeaveCount.value < Days.value) { alert(LeaveCount.value); alert(Days.value); alert("Sorry!Check your available leaves!"); return false; } else { return true; } } The above code throws error for me, the issue came because of wrong type casting.Here is an useful link for type casting www.jibbering.com#tcInt The below code will work fine. function ValidateLeave() { var LeaveCount=document.getEl("txtTotalLeaves"); var Days=document.getEl("txtDays"); if( LeaveCount.value*1==0) { alert("Sorry You Have No Leaves Available"); return false; } else if (LeaveCount.value*1 < Days.value*1) { alert(LeaveCount.value); alert(Days.value); alert("Sorry!Check your available leaves!"); return false; } else { return true; } }