Basic Terminology

Below is a list of common workflow terms that you should be familiar with. For general business process definitions, see Business Process Terminology.

• Laserfiche entry: A document, folder, or shortcut stored in a Laserfiche repository.
• Workflow: A repeatable pattern of activities arranged in the workflow designer that will interact with entries in a Laserfiche repository, data, or outside sources. A workflow must be published and assigned a starting event before it becomes operational. View a sample workflow.




• Activity: A single, pre-built, configurable step in a workflow that interacts with Laserfiche entries, data, or outside sources. Activities are the building blocks of workflows. Learn more about Workflow activities. Show me some activities.



• Publishing: The process of validating, saving, and making the workflow active. Learn more about publishing workflows.
• Starting Events: A schedule or condition a workflow uses that defines when it will run. Learn more about starting events.
• Rules: A set of instructions for how to perform actions. Used by all Process Automation features. Learn more about rules.
• Workflow instance: A particular running, terminated, or completed workflow. Learn more about viewing workflow instance statistics.