You may recall that here on the Professional Document Solutions blog we covered Xerox’s impressive productivity platform called Workflow Central in a recent post. If you missed it, and you’re even slightly interested in taking your document processing system to the next level, we highly recommend going back to check it out—see here: Xerox’s Most Powerful Productivity Platform: Get to Know Workflow Central.
In the post, we mentioned one of the most useful features of the platform: the ability to create “combination workflows”, which essentially means that users can pass a document through multiple tools the platform comes equipped with. In today’s post, we’ll take a closer look at this unique and powerful feature.
We’ll start with a deeper explanation of combination workflows and then take a look at some examples of how real organizations are already seeing massive efficiency boosts thanks to Workflow Central. Let’s begin:
What are Combination Workflows in Xerox Workflow Central?
The Workflow Central productivity platform is chock full of useful tools. You can get the nitty-gritty details of everything it’s capable of on our Xerox Workflow Central page, which includes a link to a handy brochure and videos.
In a nutshell, the platform empowers users to do some of the following:
- Convert documents, PDF files, or even images into common Microsoft formats so that they can be edited or shared
- Transform handwritten notes into editable digital documents
- Translate a document into one of over 40 different languages
- Automate the redaction of sensitive information from documents (such as phone numbers, addresses, account numbers, and so on)
- Convert written documents into read-out-loud audio files
- Harness the power of artificial intelligence to automatically summarize documents, even long and complex ones
…And even more! Like we said, there’s a lot this platform can do.
Now consider the power of a combination workflow—you can pass a document through multiple tools at the press of a button. Let’s look at an example of how one might use this feature in a real business setting.
Examples of How Businesses & Organizations are Already Using Combination Workflows
Imagine that you work at a large, multinational company. You’ve attended an important meeting and took a stack of handwritten notes. Later that morning, one of your colleagues from the company division in Portugal lets you know that his or her team could really benefit from understanding the contents of the meeting—you tell your colleague to hang on just a minute, because you know exactly what to do.
In the Xerox Workflow Central platform, you have a combination workflow ready. It will convert your handwritten notes to a digital document and then translate them into Portuguese. Right from the display panel of the printer itself, you send the finished document to your colleague’s email address. The whole process took you a couple minutes at most.
Want to Learn More About Xerox Technology and Workflow Central? Our Team is Here to Help
We hope that the example in the previous section got the gears turning for you just a little bit—the Xerox Workflow Central platform is seriously amazing and, we suspect, will absolutely change the way people do business (in fact, it already is!). If you’re interested in learning more about Xerox office technology or Workflow Central, we invite you to contact us with your questions or request a free online quote.
