Workflows in Zeroplat provide a powerful way to automate and orchestrate business processes across applications, services, and users. Built on a BPM (Business Process Management) foundation, the workflow engine allows you to design, execute, and monitor processes visually — ensuring business logic is not hard-coded into applications, but instead defined in flexible, reusable, and maintainable workflows.
Zeroplat’s workflow module is designed to help teams implement process-driven applications with minimal effort, leveraging the strengths of ABP.io’s modularity and Zeroplat’s low-code/no-code philosophy.
Key Capabilities
- Visual Workflow Designer
Create workflows using an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, defining steps such as service calls, user tasks, decision gateways, and notifications. - Business Process Automation
Automate repetitive tasks like approvals, data transformations, and notifications, freeing teams to focus on high-value activities. - Integration-Friendly
Workflows can trigger external APIs, databases, and third-party services through the Integrations module, ensuring seamless data flow across platforms. - Human Tasks & Approvals
Assign tasks to specific users, roles, or groups, enabling multi-step approval chains and escalations. - Conditional Logic & Branching
Define business rules and decision gateways that dynamically route the process based on data, user input, or system events. - Persistence & State Management
Workflow states are stored in the database, allowing processes to resume even after system restarts or deployment updates. - Monitoring & Audit Trails
Every workflow execution is logged, with visibility into current state, execution history, and bottlenecks.
Common Use Cases
- Employee Onboarding – Automate multi-departmental approvals, account creation, and orientation steps.
- Order Processing – Route orders through validation, payment, stock confirmation, and shipping processes.
- Document Approval – Multi-step review, sign-off, and archival workflows for documents or contracts.
- Incident Management – Capture tickets, escalate based on SLA rules, and notify the right teams automatically.
Workflow Architecture
Zeroplat’s workflow system is composed of:
- Workflow Engine – Executes and manages BPM definitions, transitions, and state tracking.
- Workflow Designer (UI) – Visual, drag-and-drop interface where administrators and business users define processes.
- Persistence Layer – Stores workflow definitions, instances, history, and state using Entity Framework Core.
- Integrations Layer – Connects workflows to external APIs, microservices, and databases.
- User Interaction Layer – Provides forms, tasks, and approval interfaces that users interact with during workflow execution.
Benefits of Workflow in Zeroplat
- Flexibility – Modify workflows without redeploying the entire application.
- Low-Code – Non-technical users can build and adapt processes through the visual designer.
- Scalability – Workflows can run asynchronously, handling thousands of concurrent process instances.
- Compliance – Built-in audit trails ensure regulatory compliance by logging every step.
- Faster Time-to-Market – Business rules live outside the core codebase, reducing development time.