Microsoft InfoPath

Captaris Workflow makes it easy to integrate InfoPath forms into business processes by enabling the InfoPath template and then extending the XML data from the form directly into Captaris Workflow. Extending that XML data into the Captaris Workflow facilitates:

• Distribution of the XML data to other systems and applications (internal or external)
• Applying business rules to the routing of InfoPath forms and using data from the InfoPath form itself as the criteria to determine the routing

Captaris Workflow provides users with flexible integration options including:

• Adding the InfoPath template as a resource object and workflow enabling the InfoPath form for direct connectivity to the Captaris Workflow model
• Using Webservices to connect the InfoPath form to Captaris Workflow. This enables users to complete the form offline and then submit the form to the workflow when the user is back online
• Incorporating SharePoint into the Captaris Workflow - InfoPath model to provide a central repository for InfoPath forms. The workflow can then be updated either from the InfoPath form itself, using webservices, or by the SharePoint upload event that occurs when the InfoPath form is saved to SharePoint

Captaris Workflow can also be used to accelerate integration between Microsoft InfoPath and Microsoft BizTalk. Captaris Workflow easily integrates with each product and therefore can rapidly establish connectivity between the two. Organizations that wish to use InfoPath to provide human input into BizTalk orchestrations are able to quickly establish the InfoPath BizTalk relationship using Captaris Workflow as the integrator. Captaris Workflow workflow integration eliminates the need for connective scripting, enables rapid workflow changes, provides users with the ability to monitor activities and extends an organization's overall integration options to include SharePoint, CMS, MBS, Office Systems, and more.