Formed-based workflow takes image-baed workflow one step further. Rather than simply routing images to workers, forms are routed. Since forms contain data that is accessible to the workflow system, conditional decisions can be made automatically by the workflow system. Thus routine forms might have much of their data automatically filled in, while exceptions could have complex rules for their processes.
An example of how this form processing is done, and a comparison to imaging systems is found in Diogo Teixeira and Jeff Thompson's article "The Power of Work Flow Software." (1993).
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