Integrating Appian and blockchain

Larson P Thune over 6 years ago

NavLabs has become really interested in blockchain lately and how the emerging technology might interact with our clients' Appian applications. Blockchain complements BPM platforms really well by distributing trusted information throughout a network of participants. In a simple use case, blockchain (whether you're using Ethereum, Hyperledger, or another DLT) provides an immutable chain of history for a process instance.

We've started exploring these use cases with a couple clients and decided to open source the code here to get feedback. The small application includes basic functionality for displaying account transactions from the Ethereum main net. Take a look at the application on GitHub, and reach out to us if you’re interested in building blockchain into your workflow!

I'd love to hear your feedback, so feel free to reach out at contact@nav-labs.com or @corbpage.

github.com/.../appian-ethereum-utilities

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0 harrisont606 over 6 years ago

This is pretty interesting? Are you planning to save process transactions in a ledger?
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0 Larson P Thune over 6 years ago in reply to harrisont606

Hi Harrison,
Yep, saving process history to a blockchain is one of the first use cases we're looking at. Today, most of the important business processes within large enterprises stretch across different departments, different companies (suppliers or customers), and even different countries! So how do all these participants stay in sync and ensure the process moves forward without any one organization owning it? Blockchain solutions. :-)

Also, from a Compliance perspective, having process history backed up in an immutable ledger makes it tamper proof and easily shareable with any regulatory authorities. We're seeing a lot of applications in supply chain, settlement, remittance, energy, and real estate.

Thanks for the interest! DM me @corbpage to chat some more!
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0 Ankur V over 6 years ago

Are you using Ether or Hyperledger , we are exploring Hyperledger Indy and its integration for smart contracts if you happen to have any new update please do share.
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