Workflow realization method and workflow system capable of customizing flow in user-defined manner

Abstract

The invention provides a workflow realization method capable of customizing a flow in a user-defined manner. The method comprises the following steps of: establishing a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) webpage flow editor; drawing a flow diagram by a system manager; starting a platform program and generating an operation code so as to generate a corresponding workflow operation program; filling in a system by a terminal user, submitting a form, and triggering and starting the workflow working program; and sequentially operating all the flows by the system until the flows are finished. The invention further provides a workflow system capable of customizing the flow in the user-defined manner and the workflow system comprises a defining module, an analyzing module, a workflow engine module, a flow execution module and a database module. According to the invention, the problem that the existing workflows need to be modified by programmers or a modification tool is separated from a user is solved; and the workflow realization method and the workflow system have the advantages of easiness of modification and maintenance, time conservation and cost conservation.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a workflow system, in particular to a workflow application system in a B / S (Browser / Server, browser / server) mode. Background technique [0002] Workflow has been widely used in the approval process of office automation systems and e-government systems. At present, the common problem is that the workflows in these systems are basically customized and developed by system programmers according to the application requirements; and the workflow itself often requires changes with the development of the business, and such changes often require programming. The intervention of personnel makes the cycle of realizing the change very long and the cost is very high. A small number of workflow management systems allow business personnel to define or modify workflows through tools. However, most of these tools are offline independent programs. The problem is that tools and applications are basically separated and need to be installed and us...

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At present, the common problem is that the workflows in these systems are basically customized and developed by system programmers according to the application requirements; and the workflow itself often requires changes with the development of the business, and such changes often require programming. The intervention of personnel makes the cycle of realizing the change very long and the cost is very high

A small number of workflow management systems allow business personnel to define or modify workflows through tools. However, most of these tools are offline independent programs. The problem is that tools and applications are basically separated and need to be installed and used separately. Application systems Users in the application system cannot directly customize and manage the workflow

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