Realization method of business process and workflow engine

Abstract

The invention discloses a realization method of a business process and a workflow engine. The method comprises the following steps that: a business process is described by using a workflow engine, wherein the workflow engine comprises workflow nodes and each workflow node is used for describing one link of the business process; besides, the each workflow node includes: a behavior, which is used for describing a behavior of a link; a state, which is used for describing a state of the link; and a relation between the behavior and the state of the workflow node, wherein the relation is used for describing the relation between the behavior and the state of the link; and the behavior of the workflow node is used for driving a change of the state of the workflow node; and the workflow engine is operated to realize the business flow. According to the invention, development cycle and maintenance cost of the system are reduce, so that competitiveness of the workflow engine in the market is guaranteed and a user experience is improved.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the communication field, in particular, to a method for realizing a business process and a workflow engine. Background technique [0002] In today's information technology era, office automation has become the basic premise for an enterprise to become stronger and bigger. As an efficient operation enterprise, there must be various business processes inside and outside. Combining these actual business processes with office automation technology will form a variety of electronic workflow processes, and these electronic workflow processes often exist in many different application systems. Since the business process related to the enterprise is oriented by market demand, and the market is constantly changing, this means that the workflow process of the enterprise may also be constantly changing during the development process. Therefore, how to implement these electronic workflow application systems quickly, conveniently an...

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However, the business process and technical means of the electronic workflow application system implemented in this way are highly coupled, requiring developers not only to have deep technical knowledge, but also to be familiar with the business process

Moreover, enterprises often have many business processes belonging to different application systems. If each application system implements such a set of workflow application systems, there will inevitably be problems such as high cost, long cycle, and difficult maintenance.

In addition, such a workflow application system is often implemented based on the original business process, so if the subsequent process changes, the workflow application system may also face a major adjustment

[0004] The inventors found that in the above-mentioned related technologies, the workflow engine is generally coupled with the business process, that is, the workflow engine obtained according to the business process in a specific field, that is, the nodes used to draw the business process are not completely independent Many of the business-related nodes are not completely abstracted from the business process, which limits the scope of application of the workflow engine and makes it difficult to maintain

Moreover, the scalability of the workflow engine is not strong, and it cannot satisfy or adapt to the change of the business process in the actual workflow application. Once the business process changes, the system also needs to make corresponding changes, thus increasing the System development costs and maintenance costs, etc.

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