Is the CDM Workflow process fit for purpose?

[dschwartznyc]

Implementing workflow in CDM leverages a relatively complex collection of types and steps

• Workflow, Workflow Step
• EventInstruction
• Business Event
• et al.

Workflow steps themselves have a robust collection of attributes including carrying prior state, proposed event, actual outcome, rejected (a boolean), WorkflowState (includes the enum WorkflowStatusEnum), and so on.

While it may prove to be be necessary, this complexity creates a barrier to entry for parties to use CDM to define and implement standardized workflow.

Given CDM's significant potential to rationalize OTC operating activities, the suggestion is to explore whether there are may be opportunities to remove those barriers through simplification of the data and event modeling.