System Requirements

End-users

The WorkflowGen Administration Module and User Portal are fully web-based applications. No ActiveX components are required.

Operating systems

  • Windows 7

  • Windows 8 / 8.1

  • Windows 10

  • macOS

Web browsers

  • Internet Explorer 9 or higher

    Note: The WorkflowGen website must have the following configuration to display in Internet Explorer 9 or higher:

    Security zone set to Local intranet or Trusted zone, and either excluded or removed from the Compatibility View Setting list, because WorkflowGen must run in Internet Explorer Edge mode. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/174360 and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2536204 for more information.

  • Edge

  • Firefox

  • Safari

  • Chrome

Display

  • 1280 × 800 or higher resolution

  • For form designers, the suggested minimum resolution is 1366 × 768

Web server

The system requirements for the web server hosting WorkflowGen are as follows:

Operating systems

  • Windows Server 2008, 2012, or 2016 (all releases)

  • Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 (recommended for development environments only)

Web server

  • Microsoft IIS 7 or higher

  • .NET Framework 4.6.1 or higher

  • Oracle Data Access Components (required when Oracle Data Provider for .NET is used as the database connection provider)

Minimum hardware configuration

  • Quad-core processor

  • 8 GB RAM

  • SATA hard disk with 40 GB free

See the WorkflowGen Features and Technical Requirements guide for up-to-date server specifications based on your planned usage of the system.

Node.js-based web applications

To use the optional GraphQL and incoming webhooks APIs, you must first install the following requirements:

Database server

The system requirements for the database server hosting the WorkflowGen database are as follows:

Hardware specifications

  • Quad-core processor

  • 8 GB RAM

  • SATA hard disk with 40 GB free

Database servers supported

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and Express Edition

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016 and Express Edition

  • Oracle 10g

  • Oracle 11g and R2

  • Oracle 12c

Note: As of WorkflowGen 6.2, SQL Server 2005 and Oracle 9 are no longer supported.

See the WorkflowGen Features and Technical Requirements guide for up-to-date server specifications based on your planned usage of the system.

Authentication methods and directory synchronization

Authentication methods

  • Integrated Windows or IIS Basic (Active Directory)

  • Applicative (WorkflowGen)

  • Forms

  • Custom (SSO: single sign-on)

Directory synchronization

  • Active Directory (supports all releases of Windows Server 2008 and 2012)

  • LDAP-compatible directory

  • Text files

Notifications and XML syndication

Email notifications

  • Email notifications are sent via SMTP protocols (Exchange and Lotus Notes are compatible).

  • Any email client can receive WorkflowGen notifications.

  • Email layout and content can be customized in HTML or plain text.

For best performance, the IIS SMTP gateway should be used (see SMTP Notifications).

XML syndication

WorkflowGen provides an XML RSS feed (called the Portlet) to embed WorkflowGen data into existing web portals.

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