Metastorm BPM Training

With our extensive experience in Metastorm BPM and proven track record of over 6 years in delivering robust enterprise systems using Metastorm BPM, we have the unique ability to deliver training in how to use, and make the best use of Metastorm BPM.

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For more details please email us at training@processmapping.com.au

Course Pricing

We provide all courseware and pre-configured laptops for students to work with at your preferred location. We can arrange premises for training at cost, however we find our clients' local knowledge normally makes it much easier and more cost effective for them to arrange themselves.

Costs are inclusive of travel and accommodation within reason, and our pricing structure is based on a course of up to FIVE students - NOT per student.

		*Inclusive Cost		Resources provided
Band A	Days	AU $	US $	Procedures	Libraries
Introductory	1	1,250	1,000
Developer	3	8,000	6,000		Common Library
Administration	1	2,600	2,000	Admin Tools User Details
Optimising Metastorm BPM	1	1,500	1,250	Procedure Update
User	1	1,250	1,000

Band B
Advanced Developer	3	10,500	8,000	Development Procedure Update
.NET Integration	1	2,000	1,500		FreeFlow .NET toolkit for Metastorm BPM
Reports and Queries	1	2,000	1,500		Grid to HTML Email Query Report

Band C
Customised	Per day	2,750	2,000	Procedure Documentation

*This does not include any GST or local sales taxes which may be applicable.

Courses are for up to 5 students. You can combine any courses, as long as the 'main' course (in bold) in any selected band is included. Different students may attend different courses, and if necessary we can provide more than one of any course to accommodate all students. It is quite common to have more than one 'Introductory' course, for example, in order to accommodate managers and BA's.

All courses require a non-refundable deposit of 10%. At our discretion this fee may be used as a credit against future courses in the event of cancellation.

Course Descriptions

Band A	Topics	Attendees	Prerequisites
Introductory	Use of the Metastorm BPM Designer Building simple Procedures Overview of the Metastorm BPM architecture	Business Analysts, Project Managers, Technical Leads and Developers.
Developer	Map Design Form Design Form Segments Integrating Maps Building full Procedures	Developers new to Metastorm BPM	Development experience Knowledge of SQL
Administration	Database maintenance Database optimisation Backups Troubleshooting Designer	Administrators of Metastorm BPM systems
Optimising Metastorm BPM	A practical discussion of the best practices in developing with Metastorm BPM with examples	Developers familiar with Metastorm BPM	Development experience
User	Client	New users

Band B
Advanced Developer	Client scripting Server scripting Flags Sub-procedures Map Segments Libraries Tips & Tricks Error diagnostics Web services	Developers familiar with Metastorm BPM	Development experience Knowledge of Metastorm BPM Understanding of SQL Knowledge of programming languages (Java, VB, C++ etc)
.NET Integration	Integration with .NET code and ECL	Experienced Developers	Advanced Developer course
Reports and Queries	Building dynamic Metastorm BPM reports Building external reports	Developers familiar with Metastorm BPM	Advanced Developer course

Band C
Customised	Whatever topics you decide	Developers familiar with Metastorm BPM	Advanced Developer course

All course attendees will receive a certificate stating that they have attended the courses.

Included Libraries and Procedures

These files are provided to augment the relevant courses, and are available for your own internal use.

		Common Library - Includes generic History, Notes, Status and Designer Log forms. These last can be extremely useful for diagnostic purposes.
		Admin Tools Procedure - Provides a set of basic Administration tools in one package. These include: Designer Log viewer, update server settings, Update Groups (very handy), Various historical reports on Folder Activity, Cleanup old sessions, alerts and 'ghost' Folders, SQL execution, Delivery of files to a remote server, Query Folder, Adding new flag entries for existing Folders.
		User Details Procedure - This allows maintenance of users in the Metastorm database. It additionally allows the setting of Attributes, in many different ways, the random generation of passwords and a password time-out.
		Development Procedure - This is a comprehensive development control procedure. It includes Releases, Products, Components and Builds. Faults and Requests may be logged against any Component, and solutions may be estimated. This enables full control of the development of complete systems to be delivered to customers, along with customer logging of Faults and Requests.
		Procedure Update Procedure - This allows you to define SQL statements to be executed automatically whenever a Procedure is published. You can add any enhancements or additions not available in the Designer.
		FreeFlow .NET toolkit for Metastorm BPM - A set of .NET class libraries built to simplify integration between ASP.NET and Metastorm BPM.
		Grid to HTML Library - This creates a HTML table from a grid. There are several types: Plain, Collapsible tree, Folder, Folder tree, To Excel, To Clipboard, and a Custom segment to set your own options.
		Email Query Report Procedure - This allows the results of a grid to be emailed as an HTML file attachment to selected users and addresses at defined intervals. This is managed very easily just by adding a Map Segment to your Map and passing the Folder to it on the Deadline.
		Procedure Documentation Procedure - This Metastorm BPM Procedure fully documents any Metastorm BPM Procedure or Library file. The Map image may be included, and the Variables, Stages, Actions, Forms, Fields, Roles, Flags and any extra Table definitions are all listed in collapsible tables. Particularly useful features are a matrix of To do and Watch lists and Action rights for each Map, and lists of all Actions triggering or triggered by each Flag.