Introduction to Workflow and Approvals

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Introduction to Workflow and Approvals Developers Sidd Singh: salesforce.com Mike Bundy: Insulet Corporation

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Not all logic needs to be coded programmatically. Force.com's workflow and approvals engine lets you easily invoke tasks such as email alerts, database updates, or messaging based on a set of triggering events. This session demonstrates the platform's basic workflow capabilities, including approvals.

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Introduction to Workflow and Approvals

DevelopersSidd Singh: salesforce.comMike Bundy: Insulet Corporation

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Sidd Singh

salesforce.com

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Code ?

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Automated: 28 Workflows 1 Approval Process only 4 Triggers

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Mike Bundy

Insulet Corporation

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Insulet Corporation is a medical device company that developed the world’s first tubing-free insulin pump, OmniPod.

Salesforce Implementation Highlights

• Customized Case Management

• Medical Insurance recorded for all Patients

• CPT (Certified Pod Trainers) Portal

About Insulet Corporation

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Agenda

Workflow– What, Why

– Mechanics

– Business Scenario Insulet

Approval Process

Roadmap

Questions!

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What is Workflow Automate key business processes without code

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How does it help your business ?

Efficiency

Control

Flexibility

Risk Reduction

Cost Savings

Customer SatisfactionProcess Automation

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Think Workflow

Business Workflow

Information Alerts Email Alerts

Field Updates

Tasks

Time Dependent

Allocate Tasks

Status Updates

Message External System

Immediate /

Information Alerts

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Workflow Mechanics

Expense Management Application

<< Add Visual: Screenshot of Series Object >>

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Automate Immediate Actions

Send email for a large upcoming expense

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Automate Time Based Actions

Create task 2 weeks before start of business event

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Insulet Business Scenario

Righting the User’s Wrong

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Insulet Business Scenario Setup

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What is an Approval Process

Automated process to approve records in Salesforce

<< Add Visual: Image depicting automated Approvals >>

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Approval Process Mechanics

Large expenses approved by Sales Manager, Director

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Insulet Business Scenario

Reimbursement of trainings conducted by a contracted

CPT (Certified Pod Trainer).

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Insulet Business Scenario Setup

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Value Derived by Insulet

Previous (manual) Process Training forms faxed to single approver

Approver would review, fill out reimbursement form, manually

update fields in Salesforce

New (automated) Process Forms attached to training record and sent to approver pool

Form automatically populated, fields automatically updated in

Salesforce

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Key Take Aways

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Road Map

Chatterize Workflow, Approvals

Tighter Integration with Flow

Advanced Time Queue

Standard Cross Object Workflow

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Q & A

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Introduction to Workflow and Approvals

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