What is iGrafx® Process Central®?

iGrafx Process Central is a document repository solution available from iGrafx. This solution is integrated with iGrafx FlowCharter, iGrafx Process, iGrafx Process for Six Sigma, and iGrafx IDEF0 to provide comprehensive capabilities allowing customers to manage, share, and collaborate on process knowledge. Features include access control, audit trail, versioning, approval mechanisms, link management, web viewing, query and change tracking.

What exactly is a repository?

Dictionaries define a repository as "a place where things may be put for safekeeping." For our purposes, "repository" also stands for a place to store and share documents, diagrams, and third-party files in one centrally located place.

Who benefits from using iGrafx Process Central?

Any enterprise undergoing process initiatives such as:

• Six Sigma
• Lean
• BPM Deployment
• Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
• ISO Registration
• BASEL II Compliance
• Business Process Improvement
• Total Quality Management (TQM)
• Business Process Reengineering (BPR)

iGrafx Process Central facilitates collaborative, team-oriented projects. Projects that span a workgroup, a division, or a whole organization can share information easily, seamlessly, and with consistent use of latest versions of information creating better efficiency and improved knowledge management.

What is included in my purchase of iGrafx Process Central?

1. iGrafx Process Central Server Administrator
   • This component is used by the system administrator to create and initialize new repositories. This tool is installed on any personal computer with access to the Server.
2. iGrafx Process Central Processor License
   • The license provides unlimited client access (including Web connections) to iGrafx Process Central repositories installed on a Server with one processor. Additional licenses must be purchased to run on multi-processor servers.
3. iGrafx Web Central
   • Web Central provides direct access to repositories via the Web. Using Web Central, any user (with the proper rights) with a Java® enabled Web browser can read and annotate iGrafx documents stored in repositories.
4. iGrafx Mail Central
   • Provides e-mail notification to approvers when a document is ready for review.

If you choose to purchase the version that contains Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005, it will also include:

1. Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005 Standard Edition, Runtime-Restricted use Software
   • This component is installed on the server where the repositories reside.
   • The Microsoft SQL Server license is for one processor. Additional licenses must be purchased (from Corel Corporation or Microsoft) to run on multi-processor servers.

iGrafx FlowCharter, iGrafx Process, and iGrafx Process for Six Sigma are purchased separately.

Do customers need to purchase a separate database for iGrafx Process Central?

Customers have the option of purchasing iGrafx Process Central with or without Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

If a customer already owns Microsoft SQL Server or uses Oracle databases, can they use their existing database software with iGrafx Process Central?

Yes. For customers who already own SQL Server or intend to use Oracle databases, iGrafx Process Central can be purchased without SQL Server 2005. See the System Requirements page for details on supported databases.

What solution do we offer users who need to view information in iGrafx Process Central but not modify any content?

There are two options; the iGrafx Process Viewer or Web Central. The Viewer provides a client experience identical to other iGrafx base applications except repository documents can't be authored or modified. Web Central gives read-only and annotation access to repositories via Web browsers.

Does iGrafx Process Central work with iGrafx IDEF0?

Yes, however, there are limitations regarding the sharing of IDEF0 sub-processes by multiple repository documents.

How is iGrafx Process Central important to organizations seeking ISO certification or implementing Six Sigma?

Both ISO and Six Sigma initiatives require a collaborative, team-oriented approach. iGrafx Process Central promotes teamwork and improved communication within an organization through managing the sharing, distribution, revision and approval process crucial to success. For example, ISO certification requires only approved documents to be widely available within an organization. iGrafx Process Central makes this easy. As soon as a document revision is electronically approved, that version is immediately exposed to the enterprise via the Web (using Web Central). While this approved version is accessible, restricted "work-in-progress" versions of the same document can be modified and updated by the process improvement team.

Can files other than .igx be used in the repository?

Yes. Any file (e.g. Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel®, etc.) can be stored and managed in the repository.

How easy to use is iGrafx Process Central?

iGrafx Process Central is very easy to use. The intuitive user interface is tightly integrated into iGrafx FlowCharter, iGrafx Process, and iGrafx Process for Six Sigma.

What are the minimum system requirements?

See the System Requirements page