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Workflow (DNN)

Every form can carry an executable workflow — approvals, notifications, database writes, scripted rules — drawn in a BPMN 2.0 subset editor right inside the builder (the BPMN tab). Below is the ERP demo's real workflow: “Issue invoice for a completed transaction”.

The BPMN workflow editor on DNN: node palette (gateways, script/business rules, user & service tasks), the canvas with a Service Task (DB) wired to an End Event, and the node's settings — a Database Insert into the invoice table

The editor

  • Node palette — Exclusive Gateway (branching), Business Rule / Script Task, User Task (a human approval — this is what lands in My Inbox), Send Task (email), Service Task (API call), Service Task (DB) (a parameterized database write), Service Task (Sheet) (Google Sheets), End Event.
  • Canvas — drag nodes, wire them with connectors; a minimap tracks big diagrams; Validate BPMN checks the graph before Apply BPMN activates it.
  • Node settings — each node's behavior: the DB task in the recording maps form fields to an Insert into an invoice table over a named connection; the Variables tab auto-maps form fields to workflow variables (Auto-map now suggests them).
  • Test — dry-run the flow before applying.

What runs where

The workflow executes server-side on each submission (or on approval transitions). A User Task creates inbox tasks for its assignees; gateways route on field values (amount > 5000 → manager approval); DB tasks write only through parameterized statements on allow-listed connections. The ERP demo chains it end-to-end: transaction submitted → approval → invoice row inserted automatically — see end-to-end workflow demo.

Prefer not to draw from scratch? Attach a ready flow from the Workflow Library, or let the wizard's Workflow step scaffold one.