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Workflow Designer

By Workflow Connect Free Editors' Rating

Editors' Review

Download.com Staff Dec 11, 2014

Workflow Designer allows you to build documentation that demonstrates workflows or procedures. For organizations with complex operational structures, this software provides a very easy-to-use tool for creating documents that anyone should be able to follow.

Pros

Complex workflows: In testing, Workflow Designer accommodated any curve balls we threw at it.

Navigation tabs: The right side of the screen is dominated by the tabs, which access a number of very important options for configuring your workflow. You can add tasks, workflow details, standards, and more. The tabs are easy to navigate and provide for all of the major options to create a specific and detailed workflow document.

Familiar drawing tools: Even if you've never created a workflow using this type of program before, the tools should be familiar to you. The drawing tools that let you set up your initial document are similar to those used in all other graphically oriented programs.

Cons

Lack of templates: Some preinstalled templates for basic workflows could have made this program much more useful right out of the box, especially if you've never designed your own before.

Bottom Line

Overall, if you need to create workflow documents, this is a great program. It is flexible, powerful, and should be able to create any type of workflow document that you require.

Full Specifications

What's new in version 5.31

Version 5.31:
  • Added importing support for .vsdx files, Visio 2013 onwards
  • Updated printing of generated reports to correctly use the Copies setting to print more than one copy at a time
  • Fixed using F2 on shapes to change the text causing Workflow Designer to crash
  • Fixed crash when trying to alter a line after it has been restored from an undo after deleting

General

Release July 29, 2016
Date Added July 29, 2016
Version 5.31

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows, Windows 7, Windows XP
Additional Requirements None

Popularity

Total Downloads 51,707
Downloads Last Week 5
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Developer's Description

Create workflows and procedures in Workflow Designer desktop tool and then optionally publish to Workflow Connect to create a seamless easy to use procedure and workflow system.

Workflow Designer goes beyond simple drawing of a process, procedure or even mind maps. Workflow Designer includes features such as template shapes, automated placement of shapes, and links to other maps documents or even business analysis information.

With Workflow Designer, at each step you can enter the step's workflow or procedural information. This ensures both accuracy and sense, up front, without rework or guessing sequences of information. Reference documents such as policies, standards or specifications. If using the optional Workflow Connect system have these instantly available in your favorite browser.

With the chart and information securely locked together you can instantly create a formatted hard copy procedure document direct to your favorite word processor or pdf, with the chart and text always in synchronization! With outputs including who does what, job sequence information, work instruction information, document links or links to other charts as well as approval and revision history.

Ask any person tasked with creating workflows, process maps, procedures, mind maps or other visuals along with supporting text how frustrating it is to constantly have to copy and paste between applications for graphics and the text and keeping all these up to date - now Workflow Designer solves this and many many other problems.

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