Document routing is a process, when a document is being sent from one person to another for executing the document tasks.
Document routing process in ELMA is a business process, which allows modeling the document routing in the company. For example, you can create a process for a document type. In course of the process, a document will be created, approved, signed and registered.
Fig. 1 illustrates an example of a document routing process.
Fig. 1. Document routing process
Advantages of using routing processes:
document route is defined. Each document goes through the required life cycle stages, from one user to another;
document route is controlled. You can monitor at which stage the document is;
many life cycle stages can be automated, for example, changing statuses, sending for approval or acquaintance and so on.
