iServer Publisher - Create Integrated HTML Websites to Showcase
Process Content
Publisher allows you to
create HTML publications (websites) to make any aspect of your
process work accessible to different groups of stakeholders. A
static snapshot of either all or part of your process Repository is
generated, and can be used to produce a time-based view (baseline)
of your Business Process content - daily, weekly, monthly
etc. The ability to provide a picture-based entry point to
the Publication ensures navigation through the processes is quick
and easy, with instructions and guidance notes available to help
users understand the context of the processes, the modeling
notation used, or even how the site works.
Quick Access to Process Documentation
Business analysts and process owners can navigate and browse
through the process information to see dependencies between
different business areas or to access key deliverables such as
business rules or concentrate on issues and concerns and possible
areas for improvement.
Using Process Information as Part of the Day Job
Regular business users may be using the process Publication just
to help them perform their day job more effectively - understanding
how to perform a particular activity, reviewing the activities
associated with a particular role, looking for notes on policies or
continuity plans relevant to a specific process. Feedback and
comments can be gathered from business users via the Publication to
incorporate into the next iteration of the processes generated by
the team.
Common Reasons for Looking at iServer Publisher
Publishing or sharing process information is essential in any
organization if they are looking to standardize, optimize or
clarify what it is they do. Publisher is also useful when
content needs to be sent to customers, suppliers or any other
3rd party, as it can be packaged and sent outside the
business. Additionally, as a copy of the Office and Visio documents
and models are created within the Publication, end users can gain
access to the files for local modification - useful in consultancy
or service businesses where standard processes need to be
customized for specific customers.
Benefits of iServer Publisher
Publisher offers unlimited business users unrestricted access to
process content at a low cost and with minimal effort. The
information distributed via the Publication can be controlled and
published at fixed intervals so the process team can be confident
that the information used by the business is current and
approved. By making content accessible, business users can
contribute to the development of the processes and provide their
views on the quality and usefulness of the information
produced. It can also be used to help users in their day to
day work, whether it be understand current processes or helping to
implement an optimize or rationalized process, allow the business
to gain benefit from the processes being delivered.
Make Existing Business Processes Visible
Existing Visio and Office process models and documents can be
published as soon as the iServer Repository is in
place. There is no need to wait until content has been
rationalised, so common with other process tools! By making
content, even old content, visible the process team can engage the
business and start to show immediate value.
iServer Publisher Capabilities
Users can determine which processes are published by selecting
all some or all areas of the Repository or by using a meta-data
value such as 'approval status' or 'ready for publication'.
These settings are saved so that a simple 'refresh' can generate a
new process baseline containing any new or modified content.
Additionally, a series of options allows the user to control what
information is included, the dependencies shown, the format and the
look and feel of the Publication as well as the reports
provided. Publisher capabilities include the following:
- Generate integrated HTML websites to publish and share with
business users
- Create a picture-based entry pages to make the processes more
attractive and easier to use
- Use Extensive search facilities help business users find the
content they need
- Allows business users to generate reports of process content
for use in meetings or day to day work
- Collect feedback online from business users to keep content
relevant
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