[Zope] cmf's suitability for complex, customised workflows
Raja Subramanian
rsubr at pcomm.hfi.unimelb.edu.au
Fri Aug 20 16:23:14 EDT 2004
Hi,
Dave Kuhlman wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 08:47:18PM +0200, Roch? Compaan wrote:
> > You would need to build a lot of the features you want in your
> > application yourself. From what you describe it seems as if OpenFlow or
> > Reflow (it's CMF incarnation) would be a better starting point. OpenFlow
> > is an activity based workflow and maps better to tasks that involve
> > distinct entities in your application. DCWorkflow is entity based and
> > works better for workflows were state changes on a single entity, like a
> > document.
[snip]
Many thanks for the replies. I think I'm going to reinvent the wheel
with vanilla zope. My workflow is primarily entity based and I seem
to have worked out all the bits save for a few tricky pieces.
I think lack of CMF/*Flow should not be a huge set back for this task.
Thanks again for the guidance.
- Raja
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