hp Hybrid Workforce with Unified Cloud Connected Print Workflows Owner’s Manual
- June 10, 2024
- HP
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hp Hybrid Workforce with Unified Cloud Connected Print Workflows
Product Information
HP Workpath is a cloud-connected print workflow solution that enables hybrid
workforce support. It is designed to provide a unified platform for print
workflows and eliminate the challenges of manual, paper-based workflows in
government agencies. The solution offers a combination of app validation upon
submission plus automated re-validation of apps, which is not offered by any
other competitive manufacturer’s published app platform specifications as of
April 2019.
HP Workpath requires an optional accessory or firmware upgrade to enable it on
some devices. A subscription may also be required for its usage.
Product Usage Instructions
To use HP Workpath, follow the steps below:
- Contact an HP Managed Print Service representative or visit hp.com/go/workpath to subscribe to the service.
- Upgrade the firmware or purchase the optional accessory required to enable HP Workpath on your device.
- After enabling HP Workpath on your device, you can access theunified platform for print workflows and eliminate manual, paper-based workflows.
- To validate and re-validate apps, submit them to HP Workpathfor approval.
By using HP Workpath, IT departments and end-users can benefit from a unified cloud-connected print workflow solution thatsupports hybrid work environments. It eliminates the challenges of manual, paper-based workflows and provides a secure and efficient way to manage print workflows.
Background
- Many departments across government agencies continue to depend on manual, paper-based workflows. Keeping these outdated processes running within a hybrid environment can be challenging for IT, but even more so when things go wrong.
- In this use case we discuss a common IT challenge that is heightened by hybrid working, the solution to this challenge, and benefits IT and end-users will experience as a result
Challenge
- Imagine that you are working in a transportation agency, which urgently needs to upload several years’ worth of vehicle incident records onto Dropbox. At the same time, a team of analysts under you have been tasked to develop a report on road safety basedon the records, which must be ready before the end of the week.
- It’s a task that must begin immediately, yet scanning and storing each record could take hours using a ʻscan to email’ solution, which requires extensive modification and folder assignment after scanning
Solution
- Having a direct, secure connection between the printer and Microsoft® OneDrive® can make things much easier, and the HP for OneDrive® app does just that. The solution, which is part of the HP Workpath1 suite of apps, enables users to access files on OneDrive® through the control panel of HP Enterprise multifunction printers, streamlining multistep processes.
- Each vehicle incident record can be scanned and filed directly into the folder where it belongs. There is no time wasted downloading and re-organizing every individual scan before sorting them for upload.
- Likewise, helping the analysts to locate and print files scattered across different directories is just as simple. Enhanced search and filter capabilities are accessible directly from the control panel, making it easy to navigate and find specific invoices and sales contracts across directories.
- Most importantly, every workflow is secure. HP for OneDrive® supports cloud sign-in-once (SIO) authentication, ensuring that only authorized users can access the device and that confidential documents are protected
Benefits
- HP for OneDrive® helps users and IT teams save time and effort by eliminating the complex, manual processes that printing and scanning often entail.
- HP Workpath1 apps are compatible across a whole suite of apps in this category, of which OneDrive® is just one example.
- This means agencies can select and deploy the apps which suit their existing portfolio with ease.
- By streamlining workflows across the agency, HP Workpath1 apps help teams respond swiftly to requests for support from colleagues and the public, keeping them focused on the tasks that matter.
Contact an HP Managed Print Service representative or visit
hp.com/go/workpath
Based on HP review of competitive manufacturer’s published app platform
specifications as of April 2019. Only HP Workpath offers a combination
of app validation upon submission plus automated re-validation of apps. To
enable HP Workpath, some devices may require optional accessories or
firmware to be upgraded. Subscription may be required.
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