Logilab ELN – workflow management

Order Workflow

Order Workflow screen helps you to create workflows for sheet orders and protocol orders.

Workflows can be designed based on logic in each step. For example, the order created shall pass through the following steps in a workflow:

Workflow StepRole MappedWorkflow Status
InitiateAnalystCompleted
ReviewReviewerReviewed
ApproveApproverApproved

Table: 2 - Order Workflow Steps

Each step in the workflow is mapped to a role. Once the sheet pass through a step, the status of the order is changed to the next step. The order should pass through all the steps in the workflow to successfully complete.

Note: For administrators the Site field will appear. Hence, administrator user can create site specific workflows.

You can design work flow by adding user roles to each work flow step. To do so follow these steps:

  • 1.On the main menu click and then click Order Workflow. The Order Workflow tab appears as shown in the figure:

You can see the list of existing work flow steps on the left panel.

To create a new work flow step, follow these steps:

  • 2.Click Add Step. You can see a new step created and prompts for the name as shown in the figure:
  • 3.Type the workflow step name you want to create
  • Note: For Administrator login the site name field appears. You can select the site and then select user roles in the selected site.

  • 4. Under Assign a User Role to the Workflow Step, click to select the user role for the selected work flow step. You can select multiple user roles for the step
  • 5. Click Save. You will see a success message as shown in the “Workflow Updated Successfully”

The workflow step is created. Same way, you can add more steps to the workflow.

Template Workflow

Template Workflow screen helps you to create workflows for sheet templates and protocol templates.

Workflows can be designed based on logic in each step. For example, the protocol created shall pass through the following steps in a workflow:

Workflow StepRole MappedWorkflow Status
InitiateAnalystCompleted
ReviewReviewerReviewed
ApproveApproverApproved

Table: 3 - Template Workflow Steps

Each step in the workflow is mapped to a role. Once the template pass through a step, the status of the template is changed to the next step. The template should pass through all the steps in the workflow to successfully complete the task.

Note: For administrators the Site field will appear. Hence, administrator user can create site specific workflows.

You can design work flow by adding user roles to each work flow step. To do so follow these steps:

  • 1.On the main menu click and then click Template Workflow. The Template Workflow tab appears as shown in the figure:

You can see the list of existing work flow steps on the left panel.

To create a new work flow step, follow these steps:

  • 2.Click Add Step. You can see a new step created and prompts for the name as shown in the above figure.
  • 3.Type the workflow step name you want to create
  • Note: For Administrator login the site name field appears. You can select the site and then select user roles in the selected site.

  • 3. Under Assign a User Role to the Workflow Step, click to select the user role for the selected work flow step. You can select multiple user roles for the step
  • 4. Click Save. You will see a success message as shown in the “Workflow Updated Successfully”

The template workflow step is created. Same way, you can add more steps to the template workflow.

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