Functions & Features

Able to handle several formats of Business Model (Baan-DEM, SAP-Aris, Visio, ...) diagrams, EZ-Publisher provides its 'publishers' with import and conversion features to generate web-compliant Process Models & Diagrams. Its 'Web-Navigator' module is a real-time Process Information Portal that provide dynamically intuitive Process navigation, enabling intranet/extranet consumers to view and drill-down several Process Models. No proprietary toolkit is required as EZ-Publisher instead operates on a standard web-browser.

EZ-Publisher Dashboard module (Model Web-Converter & Repository Management toolkit)

• Automated conversion of Baan DEM Process diagrams to web-based HTML documents
• Import Diagrams from both Baan IV and Baan V (BPDs, BCDs, BODs)
• Integration of "Open-Format" diagrams, such as SAP Aris-Toolset, Visio diagrams and many others
• Repository Management toolkit to maintain and "enhance" standard DEM structure and objects, is normalized Petri-net format
• Supports "smart" re-imports of changed DEM data [i.e. maintains enhanced structure] enabled by diagram versions management
• Integration of process info into rest of organization’s intranet by allowing URLs to be associated with all processes, roles and activities
• Cross-repository diagram transfer

EZ-Publisher Web-Navigator Portal module

• Quick & easy access to all relevant process information over the Intranet & Extranet
• Browser-based Process Model navigation (Tree structure) by business models & segments, user-roles, documents, etc...
• UNLIMITED intranet/extranet consumers to view all process models & diagrams
• Baan user ID/license no longer required to view and navigate DEM process model (share your business processes with your extended organization partners & associates)
• Parent-child processes drill-down capabilities, independent of diagram types (DEM, Vision, ARIS, etc...)
• Flexible Diagram-to-Diagram relationships, additional to Parent-Child relationships
• Intuitive navigation through roles, processes, activities and related documentation
• Provides both graphical & textual views on processes and their activities

EZ-Modeler integration with EZ-BPR-Analyzer module

• Ability to perform concurrently Process definition and BPR quantitative analysis on a stand-alone manner (PC, Laptop) made possible by the combined EZ-Modeler/EZ-BPR product.
• Provides comprehensive view on process work-instructions and related info
• Operational with both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers
• Requires no Client application to be installed or maintained
• Ability to see Baan sessions layouts (screens) when browsing process activities
• Diagrams access protection capability (secure important diagrams with encrypted codes)
• Intelligent online diagram search engine by diagram code, description and wildcards

EZ-Publisher Diagram Revision Control module

• Intelligent Revision Control module integrated within EZ-Publisher and EZ-Modeler
• Enable formal and documented revision cycles for all EZ-Publisher diagrams, therefore maintaining diagram release number. Each diagram review is controlled by its incremental status (Published => In Revision => Publish for Approval => Published)
• Ability to initiate revision of a diagram while keeping current version available to consumers while performing the controlled revision on duplicate. When diagram revision is completed, automatic supercede of current version by new one.
• To facilitate the review/approval process of edited diagrams, these can be “published for approval”, enabling them to be quickly and easily available to all users responsible for the signed off of the new version. Automatic identification by watermark is provided for all diagrams published for approval.
• Includes revision/approval notification feature enabling process owner or editor to send email notifications to users responsible for diagram editing or approval.
• Ability to add revision notes with editor and date/time identification. Old version of diagrams and related notes can be kept/archived for audit trail purpose.

EZ-Publisher Documents Management module

• Import and maintain documents (ex.: ISO/Training Manual, Excel Spreadsheet, etc...) within EZ-Publisher (one-by-one or batch mode)
• Document vaulting modes: Documents can be copied under the control of EZ-Publisher (EZ-Publisher Cabinets) or left in the customer document vaulting system while being referenced by EZ-Publisher (Virtual Cabinets)Unlimited documents-to-diagrams relationships
• Online documents search engine ( by keywords, filenames, segments, etc...)
• Documents reporting feature

EZ-Publisher Web-Invocation module

• Enable dynamic launching (invocation) of external applications mapped to process activities
• Ability to define various web-application types using a generic/universal invocation definition, including direct-launch and parameters-driven applications (asp / php / cgi / etc..). Dynamic parameters can be pre-defined, imported from external source or entered by user at time of application invocation.
• Compliant to single-login requirements, this module accepts user ID/PW from external source or from the invocation user interface.
• Compliant to Baan WebTop interface to launch Baan ERP-5 sessions and Baan BWC.

EZ-Publisher Web-Feedback module

• Feedback/comments capturing from model consumers within browser
• Special web-notes mechanism allows end-users to share questions/comments, submit change request, etc. as they navigate
• Ability to send feedback to process diagram "owner" and CC any other person or group, including actual diagram in web form and/or picture form

EZ-Publisher integration with EZ-BPR-Analyzer module

• Ability to perform concurrently Process web-publication and BPR quantitative analysis made possible by the EZ-Publisher/EZ-BPR integration.

EZ-Process Repository module

• Store all relevant process properties and structure data, as imported from DEM
• Store enhanced process data structure and information
• Ability to manage and publish several business models to different "consumer groups" Backup and import/export capabilities
• Multiple repositories management with user-friendly "switcher"
• Integrated "Where-Used" search engine
• "Broken-Link" scan enabling to validate all network/web links in published models

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