By 2024, organizations will develop and launch 8 out of 10 applications using low-code technologies . At the helm is a new squadron of non-IT-trained employees called “citizen developers.” Using low-code tools, sales executives, marketers, and customer service agents are helping drive digital initiatives. Companies are making record investments in hyperautomation, easy-to-use applications, and process development tools to empower new users and increase efficiency.
PM Blocks are one of the latest features in the ProcessMaker automation tool designed for citizen developers. Using PM Blocks, you can group key business process automation (BPA) steps into a reusable, drag-and-drop element. According to Gartner, 4 out of 10 employees already deserve the title of citizen developer . PM Blocks will make it even easier for you to welcome low-code users into the process development ranks.
To learn more, check out our Summer 2023 Quick Start Guide .
What are ProcessMaker PM Blocks?
PM Blocks invite ProcessMaker users to record a pakistan mobile numbers list download segment of important actions in a mini sub-process. You can capture this small piece of process and integrate it into new processes developed from scratch or with the new AI Process Generation tool.
A PM block can be a simple sequence of tasks or a more robust configuration involving custom APIs and scripts. It bundles together essential intelligent automation capabilities; processes include:
Payments
Approval of department heads
Signature Collection
PDF Preparation
Data Extraction in Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
Synchronization with a customer relationship management (CRM) system to update customer information
Extract/validate invoice numbers from an ERP
Send SMS updates
Checkpoints for customer knowledge
Uploading photos
Loan Approval Rules
Currency conversion
...anything you want can become an easily reusable PM block!
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You only need to create a PM block once. Once you do, low-code users can reuse it in similar automated processes in the future.
Create your first PM block
Here's how to get started with a new ProcessMaker PM block.
In the Process Modeler, design and configure the function you want to transform into a ready-to-use PM block.
Publish the model.
Visualize your active processes.
Click on settings and select “Save as PM block”.