When looking at the features that would go into the development of Bonita, Bonitasoft’s BPM-based business automation platform, adaptability and integration for today's business needs was a top priority. In order to give clients the ability to meet all their specific unique business requirements they wanted, it needed to be fully customizable to developer, business, and end-user needs.
What exactly is extensibility?
It’s no surprise that most companies are using a number of software solutions to effectively run their business. When these companies seek out ways to innovate, implementation of new technologies often requires them to make extensive changes to their existing systems. As you would imagine, this can result in process changes and slow downs for developers, and the company as a whole.
Extensibility allows developers to extend the platform without having to modify the source code. This empowers them to:
- Leverage data and functionality from legacy applications
- Build on existing corporate IT
- Extend the platform’s native capabilities
By not affecting the core functionality of a system while modifying it, developers can more easily access legacy systems while adding new capabilities to their existing software.
Why is platform extensibility important?
Platform extensibility allows developers to test and implement with ease, reduce complex integrations, minimize costs, and innovate faster.
Let’s look at an example. Oftentimes companies will need to access the data from a critical, unreplaceable legacy application. Maybe a bank needs to integrate historical data into Bonita from a system without an API or an out-of-the-box connector.
With the extensibility capability of Bonita, a developer can jump in and implement an interface, between the process-based platform with its modern user interfaces. The developer has the ability to provide custom code connected to the automated platform and to the legacy system that will allow data exchange, testing and continuous integration. Then, that custom connector can be used with other Bonita applications across the same platform.
Bonita provides the extension points that allow developers to extend the platform, use their preferred tools to develop links and external actions, and then put them back into Bonita. This offers the versatility that businesses need to:
- Optimize their applications
- Integrate them fully with their existing information systems and IT stack
- Enhance performance and usability
- Streamline business applications
- Innovate more quickly
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Simplify and Innovate Faster with Extensibility
The need for a platform with extensibility goes beyond just simple convenience. The ability to test new applications that are integrated with the company’s other systems can shave significant time off of the implementation process.
This accelerated implementation process allows you to leverage the applications or data you need to innovate faster, streamline your operations, better collaborate, and identify opportunities for further growth, all with the security of Bonita behind you.
Reduce Costs and Wasted Time with Extensibility
Without application extensibility, companies are often forced to implement new solutions to support other applications. This increases operating and software expenses and technical risk for the company.
It adds to the complexity of the application development process, and uses unnecessary resources. Utilizing a platform with extensibility can reduce the costs associated with additional platforms and the resources needed to implement them.
Bonitasoft Understands Innovation:
Bonitasoft understands what companies need to be successful and it’s exactly why we’ve built our BPM-based business process automation platform with acceleration of business process application delivery in mind. We empower professional developers to make faster, more efficient process improvement through low code application development.
3 ways to learn more:
- Build highly personalized, process-based applications today, for free, with our open source Bonita Community Edition
- See how you can reinvent your BPM. Watch our on demand Bonita Platform Demo.
- Interested in full project lifecycle support and services from development to operations? Try unlocking the power of Bonita Enterprise Edition. Contact us to learn more.
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