{"id":34488,"date":"2022-09-26T10:41:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/?p=34488"},"modified":"2022-09-26T10:41:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:41:21","slug":"making-content-lifecycles-easier-with-workflow-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/making-content-lifecycles-easier-with-workflow-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Content Lifecycles Easier with Workflow Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As we talked about in last week\u2019s blog post<\/a>, content lifecycles are a vital part of every organization. We learned in that post how FileCloud makes content lifecycles easy with features like Smart Classification, Metadata, and Retention Policies.<\/p>\n

FileCloud also provides the option for users to automate certain parts of their content lifecycles with Workflow Automation.<\/p>\n

As a reminder, the 4 main steps in a content lifecycle are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Capture<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Employee receives files or collects\/gathers incoming paper and scans them into the system.<\/p>\n

    2. Add to Content Repository<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Employee stores content in a specific, pre-designated spot (folders on a computer, a company drive, an online cloud storage solution).<\/p>\n

    3. Collaboration\/Processing<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This step might take the longest time, as the content is being collaborated on by team members; for example, a PR release is reviewed, edited, and then officially published.<\/p>\n

    4. Archival\/Long-Term Storage<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Once a document has been finalized and its purpose completed, that document or file is usually stored somewhere, either in a digital folder or archived in your system.<\/p>\n

    Step Three<\/a> of Content Lifecycles is all about collaboration\/processing, where essentially, documents are reviewed, edited, or approved by various employees and departments. This step in the content lifecycle process can actually take the longest since it\u2019s often where documents and projects can be lost or forgotten.<\/p>\n

    That\u2019s where FileCloud\u2019s Workflow Automation comes into play.<\/p>\n

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