Process Portal: What’s new in IBM BPM V8

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Process Portal: What’s new in IBM BPM V8

The Process Portal that is available in V8 of IBM BPM is very different in appearance and functionality from the Process Portal in previous versions of IBM BPM.
In V8, Process Portal has been redesigned so that you can complete your work more effectively.
You can now collaborate in real time with experts and other users on your tasks, comment on and discuss the work on process instances, and subscribe to the events and discussion streams for process instances. In addition, the new task list provides you with better access to the related business information.
For IBM BPM Advanced, Process Portal spaces consolidate the separate Business Space feature that was available in earlier releases of IBM BPM Advanced and WebSphere Process Server into one user interface for participating in processes. You can use the Human Task Management widgets in these spaces.
The following table summarizes the main changes in IBM BPM V8 compared to previous versions of IBM BPM.

Main changes to the functionality provided by Process Portal
Action Previous versions of IBM BPM IBM BPM V8
Work with tasks My Tasks > Inbox Work > My Tasks > Open Tasks
Request help from another user My Tasks > Help Requests You can get help from other users in several ways:

Direct a comment to another user by posting a comment in the Stream tab and using the @Mentions tag to identify the user.
Collaborate with another user directly on a task that you own by selecting Collaborate from the actions list for the task.
Start an instant messaging session with an expert by clicking Chat on the Experts tab.

View alerts My Tasks > Alerts Support for alerts is no longer available.
However, you can see the activity on a process, including when tasks started and completed by clicking the Stream tab. In addition, you can set your user preferences so that you are notified, for example, when a new task is assigned to you, or you are mentioned in a post.
View task history My Tasks > History Work > My Tasks > Completed Tasks
Work with scoreboards and reports My Scoreboards Dashboards page.
Scoreboards have been renamed to dashboards.
Create saved searches My Tasks > Inbox > Show Search In the Process Admin Console, click Saved Search Admin. These saved searches appear in Process Portal in the Work > Saved Searches tab.
Audit process data My Tasks > Inbox > process instance > Audit Click the down arrow to the right of a process or task name, and select View Audit History from the list of actions.
Access the critical path management tool My Tasks > Inbox > process instance > Critical path Click the down arrow to the right of a process or task name, and select Critical Path Management from the list of actions.
Suspend, resume, or terminate a task My Tasks > Inbox > action To perform any of these administrative actions, use the Process Admin Console or Process Inspector.

Get started with Process Portal

Related tasks:
Create saved searches in Process Admin Console
Administer processes with the Process Inspector

Action	Previous versions of IBM BPM	IBM BPM V8
Work with tasks	My Tasks > Inbox	Work > My Tasks > Open Tasks
Request help from another user	My Tasks > Help Requests	You can get help from other users in several ways: Direct a comment to another user by posting a comment in the Stream tab and using the @Mentions tag to identify the user. Collaborate with another user directly on a task that you own by selecting Collaborate from the actions list for the task. Start an instant messaging session with an expert by clicking Chat on the Experts tab.
View alerts	My Tasks > Alerts	Support for alerts is no longer available. However, you can see the activity on a process, including when tasks started and completed by clicking the Stream tab. In addition, you can set your user preferences so that you are notified, for example, when a new task is assigned to you, or you are mentioned in a post.
View task history	My Tasks > History	Work > My Tasks > Completed Tasks
Work with scoreboards and reports	My Scoreboards	Dashboards page. Scoreboards have been renamed to dashboards.
Create saved searches	My Tasks > Inbox > Show Search	In the Process Admin Console, click Saved Search Admin. These saved searches appear in Process Portal in the Work > Saved Searches tab.
Audit process data	My Tasks > Inbox > process instance > Audit	Click the down arrow to the right of a process or task name, and select View Audit History from the list of actions.
Access the critical path management tool	My Tasks > Inbox > process instance > Critical path	Click the down arrow to the right of a process or task name, and select Critical Path Management from the list of actions.
Suspend, resume, or terminate a task	My Tasks > Inbox > action	To perform any of these administrative actions, use the Process Admin Console or Process Inspector.