Overview
Create integrated websites to showcase process content
Publisher allows you to create interactive websites to make any
aspect of your process maps accessible to different groups of
stakeholders online. It generates a static snapshot of either all
or part of your repository, and it can produce a time-based view
(baseline) of your process content - daily, weekly, monthly etc.
The ability to provide a picture-based entry point to the
Publication ensures navigation through your process content is
quick and easy, with instructions and guidance notes available to
help users understand process context, the modeling notation used,
or even how the site works.
Quick access to process mapping deliverables
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.
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.
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.
Make existing business processes visible
Existing MS 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 rationalized, 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 EA content 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 Enterprise
Architecture content for use in meetings or day to day work
- Collect feedback online from business users to keep content
relevant
