archive_process

The Archive Process

This section discus general concepts of the archive process.

When to start archiving a business process?

The concept of Imixs-Archive is tightly coupled with the Imixs-Workflow engine, which means that the archive process is executed by the engine and controlled by the workflow model. This means that a business process does not necessarily have to be archived automatically. Rather, the process model defines the time at which a business process is archived.

Although the time of the first archiving is defined by the process model, the archive is automatically kept in sync with the business process. This means that the archive data will also be updated whenever the business process changes.

The archiving can be done at the beginning as well as at the end of a business process. This is typical to business process we have in the actual business life. After we receive a document or e-mail, we must decide whether or not this information is part of a defined business process. Otherwise, we may delete this information or even be obliged to delete it. This process is completely covered by the Imixs-Archive system.