Behind-the-scenes with the Flowable Product Team | Q3/2024
Welcome to all Flowable enthusiasts! We are thrilled to give you an exclusive glimpse into what we're working on and what we're buzzing about. So, what do we have in store for you? Let’s find out:
New Flowable AI capabilities
We're thrilled to introduce our new AI-assisted capabilities! Now, you can generate complete applications, processes, cases, or forms with simple prompts. The new AI service model lets you seamlessly add AI functionality to case, process, or form models, offering structured input/output mapping and easy testing. You'll also enjoy AI-powered document features like summarization, translation, and question-answering.
You'll also enjoy AI-powered document features like summarization, translation, and question-answering. These features are available as early access to our customers. For more details, visit our release page or explore our in-depth blog articles.
Upcoming RPA integration
Over the past few months, we’ve been busy developing a new RPA connector for Flowable. It allows Flowable Platform customers and the Flowable Open Source community to integrate seamlessly with robotic process automation (RPA) systems.
Flowable Platform customers will enjoy out-of-the-box integration with UI-Path, while Open Source users can leverage our simpler, yet powerful, OSS RPA integration. The connector uses an external worker to take input from a process or case instance, execute the designated RPA action, and return the results—functioning much like a message queuing system.
The RPA connector, along with comprehensive documentation, will be available in the upcoming Flowable release.For an exclusive first look, don’t miss @Tijs Rademakers' and Joram Barrez's demo at FlowFest'24, “What’s new in Flowable.”
FlowFest'24: A 360° view of automation
Since its start in 2018, FlowFest has grown into a premier event for exploring the latest trends in automation, innovation, and technology. This annual gathering offers a comprehensive look at how automation is shaping the future of business and tech.
We’re excited to invite our tech community to join us at this year’s event and be part of the Tech Stream—a dedicated space for all things tech.
Dive deep into cutting-edge topics, gain valuable insights, and connect with industry experts. Here’s a preview of the Tech Talks lined up for this year:
What's new in Flowable? - Tijs Rademakers, VP Product Engineering & Joram Barrez, Product Software Architect, Flowable
From concept to code: Developing custom form components - Orlando de Mauro, Product Software Architect & Jorge Navarro Benjumea, Product Software Engineer, Flowable
Flowable performance mastery: Best practices and tips - Joram Barrez, Product Software Architect & Filip Hrisafov, Product Software Architect, Flowable
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At Flowable, our fantastic team is the driving force behind our success. In each newsletter, we'll introduce you to one of our product team members. This time, we’d like you to meet Marcello Secco d’Aragona, our Product Test Engineer. With nearly four years at Flowable, Marcello brings his expertise and passion to the team. Originally from Italy, he now calls Spain home, where he continues to contribute to our product’s excellence.
Describe a little bit of what you do at Flowable.
As a Product Test Engineer, my responsibility is ensuring the overall quality of our product. I focus on writing and running end-to-end tests to catch potential bugs and ensure everything works smoothly. Given that we’re constantly releasing new features and evolving the product, these tests are very important to delivering a seamless experience for our customers and providing them with the best possible product.
What is your favorite part of working at Flowable?
One of the things I love most is my working relationship with my manager, Tijs. We have a very open and straightforward dynamic, which makes collaboration easy. Even though he’s my manager, we discuss everything openly, and there’s no sense of hierarchy getting in the way. This transparency builds a lot of trust and confidence in my work.
What is your favorite Flowable feature?
It’s hard to pick just one feature, but I’m especially excited about the new AI capabilities. What’s great is that we’re not just jumping on the AI hype—we’re deliberately integrating features that actually benefit our users. We’ve been carefully planning these capabilities to ensure they provide real value, and it’s thrilling to see them come to life in the product.
What is a current hobby of yours?
Recently, I’ve been spending a lot of time in nature, especially with my dog. I took a trip to the Pyrenees in northern Spain, and it was incredible—so much beautiful nature, and hardly any people. We did a lot of hiking, and it was such a refreshing change to be somewhere so peaceful and quiet.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be?
As someone who loves nature and is vegan, I could see myself working with animals or the environment. Maybe running an animal sanctuary where I could care for rescued animals or even growing my own crops and producing something like olive oil. I’m also passionate about education, so perhaps I’d find a way to work with children. I know, it’s VERY different from what I do now, but I think it would be very fulfilling.
Stay tuned for our next edition, where we'll unveil even more exciting developments from the Flowable Product Team. If you have questions or want to take the discussion further, meet us in the Forum.