Practical Examples

This section contains step-by-step examples of building applications in Citeck — from simple scenarios to complex business processes. Each example demonstrates a real workflow and introduces key platform tools.

Core Examples

Equipment Procurement (beginner level)

Automating a procurement request process. The ideal starting point for exploring the platform: data type, form, journal, and BPMN process.

Offer Approval (advanced level)

Automating an HR hiring process: from offer creation to a final decision. A comprehensive example with multiple participants and branching logic.

Additional Examples

• Creating users and a workspace — preparing the environment before working with the examples;

• Extending the basic process — reference book, journal, custom form;

• Dynamic roles via DMN — assigning a performer based on a condition;

• Connecting a DMN table — automated decision making;

• Adding BPMN events — timers and notifications;

• Creating a process with an AI assistant — an alternative approach to process development;

• Configuring a dashboard and graphical statistics — data visualization;

• Adding a Kanban board — task management in board view;

• Packaging a finished application — export and deployment to another environment.

Note

Before getting started, install Citeck Community using a method of your choice:

• Deploying Citeck using the cross-platform launcher;

• Installing Citeck using Docker Compose

An application in Citeck is built from interconnected artifacts. Artifacts are created sequentially:

Artifact	Description
Data Type	The main system artifact describing an object. Defines metadata, lifecycle statuses, and roles. Linked to the form and journal.
Form	A graphical representation of an object as a set of UI elements for working with data. Form elements reference data type attributes.
Journal	A tabular view of objects with configurable columns, filtering, and record management. Columns correspond to object attributes or are calculated from them.
Business Process	A sequence of actions aimed at achieving a result valuable to the organization. Created using the built-in BPMN designer.
Decision Table (DMN)	Decision rules described in tabular form. Allows automatically determining an outcome (e.g., selecting an approver) based on defined conditions.

Finished artifacts can be packaged as an application, exported, placed in a version control system, or deployed to another environment.