Requests

A Request is the main entity in Paprwork, it allows you to request data to a recipient.
Requests belong to a single Work entity, belong to a single recipient, and can have many documents attached.

A Request can be a contract read receipt , or an ID card collection for example.

Configuration#

Basic specifications#

A Request is configured as follows :

It must have a title
It can have a description
It must have a deadline
It be linked to one recipient
It can be linked to many documents

Request items#

Request items are the main content of a Request, it determines what information its recipient will have to provide when responding to it.

There are 5 types of items :

DOCUMENT : A file
MESSAGE : A simple text information such as a date of birth
PROMPT : A single choice prompt
ACKNOWLEDGE : An acknowledgment
SIGNATURE (coming soon...)

Each item is configured as follows :

It must have a name
It can have a description
It must have a type

Statuses#

A Request entity has a status that can be one of the following :

draft : Before being sent to the recipient
ongoing : Has been sent to the recipient
delayed : Set as delayed 1 day before deadline
finished : Recipient has answered
validated : Validated by author

Entity-relationship model#