How to Perform Workflow Testing for BPM Applications

Businesses worldwide are automating their processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs. The primary objective behind Business Process Automation (BPA) is to generalize processes in order to improve process efficiency and streamline workflow. BPA plays a key role in improving process efficiency by allowing organizations to improve their service levels by integrating various services and connectors. BPA is now an increasingly popular concept as

How to Customize UI of Bonitasoft BPM Portal

When you browse multiple websites or interact with various web applications, one major element that distinctly stands out is the user interface (UI). No matter, how well you write your functional code, website visitors or end-users usually pay more attention to the user interface. Businesses that deploy multiple applications prefer maintaining a consistent look and feel across all their applications, which requires extensive UI

How to Create an Amazing Custom UI in Grails

Many of the budding designers consider User Interface (UI) designing as a major challenge, which requires a lot of their effort. It is slightly complex to create an eye-catching, functional design even for experienced designers having innate knowledge of design principles. So, what’s the alternative? If you explore a bit, you can find several UI toolkits to design amazing UI’s. Most of the designers

Exporting Bonitasoft BPM Reports to Microsoft Excel

This article is based on Bonita 6.2.1 and is compatible with 6.3.1 Introduction In any software process, reports are always required to show information and recount any specific events during the process execution. The reporting feature in Bonita is remarkable and adequate enough to export impressive reports. Here’s a comprehensive guide to create reports using the Bonita Studio and iReport Designer, it is one of the best resources from Bonitasoft to get started. The rest of

Has Quality Assurance Matured As a Function?

In my earlier blog post, we have analyzed in-depth about software testing trends in 2014. In this post, I would like to highlight few important aspects of Quality Assurance as a function. I will highlight some of the positive and negative attributes of QA. We will also look at some important stats and also discuss possible solutions to enhance QA functionality. I would like

A Beginner’s Guide to Business Process Management (BPM)

Business Process Management (BPM) has evolved to the next level, it has now become an integral part of the software development process. Can a software company sustain without making BPM a part of their project management practice? Will it help clients’ to easily understand the process intricacies and help improve process effectiveness? Will BPM play a vital role in a success or failure of

5 Tips to Improve Security for Java 8 Applications

It’s been a tough journey for Oracle Corporation in addressing cyber security vulnerabilities, Java 8 is out (a new java update, which was rolled out in the beginning of 2014). Securing data exchanges between systems is a huge concern. Public key encryptions are widely used, but they are broken and even at full strength, most forms of encryption are vulnerable to data capture. However, there are still

5 Things CIOs Should Know About Application Migration

Deciding to move or upgrade an organization’s existing software / system can be a very crucial decision for any CIO. There are inherent risks that are involved in application modernization or application migration, as it is widely known as. When deciding to shift to a new platform or initiate a technology upgrade, the CIO and his team are under intense scrutiny, they need to

QA and Testing Trends for 2014

The year 2013 has come to an end and most of the IT professionals and businesses are interested to know how Quality Assurance and Testing domain fared last year. I am sure they also must be eager to find out how Quality Assurance will fare in the year 2014. Let’s begin with some interesting findings from a recent survey conducted by Gartner. Here’s my

4 Conventional Ways to Propel Your E-Commerce Business

Online Shopping In the dynamic e-commerce business space, the need to stay ahead of the competition is crucial. It requires a strategic approach that combines innovation with time-tested methods in technology. While innovative technologies continue to reshape the e-commerce trends, conventional strategies also stand the test of time. Several online marketplace shopping sites are launched using ready-to-use tools and software. Startups are eager to