Participating in processes

Process Portal is the user interface that is available with all editions of IBM® Business Process Manager for participating in processes. In addition, IBM Business Process Manager Advanced provides a set of widgets that you can use to participate in processes.

If your system is configured for IBM Connections or an appropriate version of IBM Lotus Domino server, you can also claim and complete tasks directly from notifications that you receive in these applications.

Process Portal: What's new in IBM Business Process Manager V8.5.5
The Process Portal that is available in V8.5.5 of IBM BPM includes updates to the appearance and functionality from the Process Portal in IBM BPM V8.5.
Getting started with Process Portal
Use Process Portal to work on your assigned tasks and collaborate with others to complete your work efficiently. In addition, if you have the associated permission, you can work with process instances, or use dashboards to view and act on the performance of individuals, teams, and processes.
Completing work on tasks with Process Portal
The Work page contains a list of the tasks that you own. The list also includes the tasks that are assigned to your team that you can claim to work on. Open a task to complete the work that is needed.
Managing work for teams with the Team Performance dashboard
If you are a team manager, you can use the Team Performance dashboard in Process Portal to manage the work of the teams that you are responsible for.
Completing work on process instances with Process Portal
Process instances are started from the Launch tab on the Work page. Depending on the type of process, work continues automatically from one task to the next, or documents and activities are completed for the work to be completed.
Managing processes and process instances with the Process Performance dashboard
The Process Performance dashboard shows the status of the processes that you own. It helps you to quickly identify bottlenecks in processes and to act on overdue or at risk process instances to bring them back on track.
Creating ad hoc reports in Process Portal
In Process Portal, you can create customized reports using business variable data from your processes.
Working with other Process Portal spaces
IBM Business Process Manager provides a set of widgets, the Human Task Management widgets, for working on processes and tasks. You can use these widgets to start, work on, and manage tasks and processes.
Using Process Portal with IBM BPM for Microsoft SharePoint
Using IBM Business Process Manager for Microsoft SharePoint Add-On, you can do many things in Microsoft SharePoint that you can do in Process Portal.

Related information:

Designing process interactions for business users

Enabling IBM Connections integration for Process Portal

Enabling email for Process Portal notifications

Administering Process Portal

Customizing Process Portal