Hi Felix, It can be done for sure, but in there I was meaning something "built- in" where you could play/rules the different parts of the framework itself .... We all fail in the same trap in such "workflow" concept, that is "it has no end to what can be added" :-)
On Jul 21, 2:14 am, Felix Geisendörfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm developing such an engine right now. It allows the company to take > the items from their orders through different steps from order > processing, to production to shipment. All steps require different stuff > to be done to the items, certificates to be printed out, etc.. So yes > you can do this in cake but I've done more fun stuff in the past ... : p. > > -- Felix > -------------------------- > My Blog:http://www.thinkingphp.org > My Business:http://www.fg-webdesign.de > > francky06l wrote: > > I am not good at example, but I'll try ...(In a business sector that I > > know a bit).. > > > Let's say you are in a banking environnement, you have an application > > to capture loans and process them. In order to make decision, you > > would probably call external sources of data (risk estimation), some > > of them are very used such as Credit Bureau (ie : Equifax, Transunion, > > Experian) etc ... > > Now depending of the amount of loan and/or your zip code, you are > > going to call 1, 2 or the 3 of this sources .. If one does not you > > might wait for a while or called the 2 others instead etc ... You want > > to let the manager of this sector being able to change this flow > > without changing code. He would need an "admin" interface where he > > would change the flow.. > > Ok in this example you could set the loan amount/zip codes in a table, > > but what if he wants to "add" another criterion for calling : the age > > of the borrower ? Well if you haven't code this in your application, > > he is not able to add a "rule" such as do THIS if THIS etc ..... > > > I do not know it this makes it clearer, to me the workflow is a way to > > organize the different "action" you have according to rules based on > > the data you have (data could also be result of action)...but letting > > the user designing this flow (you can also have dead end ...) > > So in Cake, when an action is finished, based on rules, you could > > "redirect" your application to other actions etc (again, maybe just > > crazy thoughts) .... The user can change the rules to do something > > else. > > Again, this can become very complex, especially to include in a > > multipurpose application framework. However, maybe some basic "rules" > > directing a flow might be done.. > > > Cheers > > > On Jul 21, 1:13 am, "Chris Hartjes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> On 7/20/07, francky06l <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> I like the idea of workflow engine or "rules" engine. Actually, Cake > >>> is a framework to design application, but having the user (or > >>> parameters) designing is own "flow" once the application is done is a > >>> step further. > > >> I still don't get it. Got a good example? > > >> -- > >> Chris Hartjes > >> Senior Developer > >> Cake Development Corporation > > >> My motto for 2007: "Just build it, damnit!" > > >> @TheBallpark -http://www.littlehart.net/attheballpark > >> @TheKeyboard -http://www.littlehart.net/atthekeyboard --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
