Our goal over the first year was to reduce the number of errors being printed – and therefore, wastage. No mechanism was in place to communicate key management information, so jbpm introduced regular reports back to Gas Safe. These reports highlighted the most common issues we were encountering, and more importantly, flagged the data records concerned to prevent production. This increased accuracy and minimised wastage during the hand enclosing process.
Year two of the project brought further management challenges, including new data structures, additional project components, new documentation and additional gas installers. These issues arose at the same time that Northern Ireland joined the Gas Safe Register, and when email was being introduced as a core customer communication method. The project very quickly became complex, with 11 XML file structures, 12 dynamic email letters, and 26 dynamic print letters – with usage defined by a series of business rules.
All parts of the project contained dynamic data and images for the ID cards. It was at this stage we developed the Gas Safe Processor application, which allowed JBPM and its supplier to process the different data files into email broadcasts and print files for production very quickly. The Gas Safe Processor also dealt with the reporting elements, from production reports to status logs, detailing the success or failure of all records, including error details where applicable.
jbpm has processed in excess of 2,500,000 documents and 1,300,000 plastic identity cards on behalf of the Gas Safe Register. The success of the project proves our ability to deliver exceptional service quality and value for clients with large scale membership documentation needs.
