ActiveBatch Reviews & Product Details

The greatest benefit to me is the ability to specify the tasks by when and how to execute them. As an employee in the online retail infrastructure, I have been using it daily to allocate priorities as well as determine the conditions of execution of the financial and inventory jobs. The variety of features associated with events based triggers ensures that its workflows remain predictable. Due to high frequency of use we rely on such structured rules in order to evade conflicts in operations and unnecessary overtime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Among the negative effects I have had is that an advanced workflow logic might be challenging to document in a clear manner to non-technical stakeholders. Although the feature count is solid, it is observed that in some cases, the process of explicating job requirements to finance or operations departments may need additional meetings. Since we have been using it a lot, any confusion regarding the task ownership can generate internal friction and slow down the process of decision making. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Personally, the most favorable aspect is the fact that Automate RPA can be used to handle repetitive procedures with reasonable reliability. As a coordinator of the online sales activities, I use it regularly to automate the order processing and back office updates. Its numerous options of workflow automation and error alerts ensure the workflows are flowing. Connection to the ERP and CRM systems will make sure that the data flows can be made without any additional use of human resources, which will also save time and increase the accuracy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The problem with Automate RPA is that more complicated automations may take time to set up. Although Automate RPA offers a broad range of features, the creation of multi step workflow to perform individual tasks is not always simple. As we use the automations very frequently, testing and refining these automations sometimes postpones the implementation of new process improvements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ActiveBatch makes it easy to streamline hundreds of individual workflow components into easy-to-manage jobs and schedules. Implementation was very easy as we had a dedicated technician on with us every step of the way, configuring ActiveBatch to work for our (comparably) small environment. We use ActiveBatch daily and experience little to no issues given how many jobs we run.

Integration support is very broad, with support for SharePoint being a massive upside that many other automation platforms have not achieved, and we look forward to exploring other integration opportunities such as webhooks and SSRS connectors.

Customer support is probably the best of any vendor I've worked with, with support often replying within minutes. Even though we are a somewhat smaller shop, we were given quick access to a dedicated representative, and I never have difficulties scheduling meetings as all support staff have a booking link in their signature line. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some upgrades do introduce small issues, such as specific job steps breaking temporarily. ActiveBatch also has a somewhat steep learning curve despite the clean UI - you will want a technician to walk you through best practices (which they did for us) during implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dependability is the best to me in ActiveBatch Workload Automation. I use it every day since work planned is predictable and there is no hustle. It served to save my team on the use of manual follow ups and saved on interruptions when the days were busy. Since its use, our working days become more organized, and few problems cross to the next shift or emergency solutions become necessary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike about ActiveBatch Workload Automation is that it is inflexible once the processes are in place. Adjustments are only possible after much planning thus when we suddenly change it takes us more time. This inflexibility affects the productivity when priorities change, and extra coordination between teams is required, further straining when teams are already busy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best aspect of ActiveBatch is that it makes all the workflows centralized so that it can be controlled easily. I apply it in my day to day life to automate monotonous tasks and keep track of the progress in a single dashboard. Cross platform automation is made seamless by integration with SQL server, SAP and cloud services. It could be implemented easily and the feature set is capable of supporting both simple and complex processes and this has helped my team save a lot of manual work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its disadvantage is that the interface might be overloaded, particularly when several workflows are operating at the same time. There are integrations that need additional configuration affecting deployment. In peak seasons, it is a little cumbersome to monitor jobs. These problems make the learning curve to be steep among new members of the team and at times slow down rapid adaptation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I prefer ActiveBatch Workload Automation as it introduces predictability and control to complicated processes. My work is kept efficient by automating file transfers, batch jobs and report schedules. Connection to databases and cloud services implies that teams are able to work together without any kind of delay. It has transformed my day to day routine as it allows me to concentrate on exceptions and improvements instead of regular inspections. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ActiveBatch Workload Automation has one disadvantage in that advanced configurations have a learning curve. Certain tasks and system associations require additional consideration or coding, thus raising the set up time. The challenges have postponed some rollouts of the projects. Even with these problems, the software is reliable, once it is set up, though the set-up process may require more effort than expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ActiveBatch has transformed our data warehousing team and particularly its capability to facilitate inter-application data transfers without necessarily involving humans. The automation features based on event makes our downstream reports always available on landing of the data, and this has been a significant change in our report timeliness. I also like that the scheduling can be granular so that we can maximize the use of resources during periods of low activity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The first architecture to unify part of our more obscure legacy was somewhat daunting. The documentation is thorough, but some times it demanded more of an exploration than expected to get those particular connections working properly. The user interface to constructing complex conditional logic also seemed to me a little less intuitive than I had hoped, and required a little extra trial and error. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We like the flexibility and ease of creating intuitive custom job flows once there is an understanding of how Active Batch works. Also, the ability to iterate and make jobs better progressively and the dashboard view for seeing job success/failures. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It requires specialized knowledge to use (skills from other applications don’t seem to transfer directly). Active Batch has many features and is hard to know what we don’t know about what it can do outside of immediate needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the security features of ActiveBatch very much and in particular the granular access controls. We can set specific criteria on who is allowed to view or edit sensitive patient data workflows and that is important to our compliance. The other quality is the exhaustive audit trail generated. Should there be any doubt as to a data transfer, we can clearly tell when and by whom. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is slightly tricky to get around initial setup of custom error recovery logic. Matters are made difficult to tune complex retry sequences effectively. In addition, mobile interface should be enhanced in order to allow on the go tracking of some of the critical jobs. It can be a bit unresponsive compared with the desktop version sometimes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the most flexible applications for process management because of its ability interface with external programs, databases and API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The one downside is that ActiveBatch has a lot of features and as a result is very powerful. I have been programming for over 10 years and the learning curve although not difficult was challenging. I think the fact that I am a programmer helped tremendously. I can imagine that for a non-programmer it would be difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.