Appian vs Winshuttle

• Appian is great for sharing information across processes. The platform is designed such that objects from one application can be simply referenced in another (if your security permits it, of course.) This makes information sharing across processes quite simple from a technical implementation perspective.
• Development cycles on Appian are shorter as compared to traditional methods. We're able to churn out solutions at a higher velocity.
• Building a user interface is fast and simple. It has limited widgets but meets our needs 95% of the time out of the box. Appian regularly enhances there UI capabilities.
• Appian has drag and drop UI building, so a proficient Appian designer can build the interface in real time along side the business stakeholders.

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• Mass data loads
• Repetitive Scripts we can give to the user base
• Ad Hoc Data pulls

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• Advanced functionality requires use of the Appian expression language. The more advanced the logic, the harder it is to build with the expression language. This means development expertise is more relevant if you need advanced functionality, which I imagine applies almost all the time. I would much prefer if they allowed some common language such as JavaScript out of the box.
• Debugging has proved difficult. It’s easy for developers to get the app to or feature to a “working” state but it needs robust alpha testing.
• Deployment can be tricky. When a solution gets big and there are many teams and dependencies, it needs a careful process to ensure things don’t break.
• Reasuability of Appian objects is both a pro and con. Reusing objects across apps may be more trouble than its worth because of creating heavy dependencies. Experience is helpful to strike the right balance.

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• There is so much that I love about this product, that this is a really tough question. I find that the tool is very easy to use and implement with team members that are not as familiar with reporting and technical skills. The only issue that I really face with the tool is regarding text notes fields and pop up's on accounts or materials. It's somewhat tricky to program text note fields at times with the tool. When processing order entry, my company has various different pop ups that can happen depending on the customer or material that is being used. These tend to be very tricky and often require us to break out the orders by material types.

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• Master data process increased speed of processes 50%.
• Product management processes increased timely information by 25% faster with decision making.
• Improved accuracy of data across the enterprise as reduced issues by 20%.

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• Positive: Reduce significantly programming resources needed
• Positive: Improve productivity on employees

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