A workflow operation method and system

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a method and system for operating workflow. The variables mapped by lower-level workflow objects in the workflow are used as a sub-variable set, and the sub-variable set and the corresponding lower-level workflow objects are related and are stored in a cache together. The lower-level workflow objects are link objects or task objects. The method comprises the following steps that an operating instruction is generated, and the target lower-level workflow objects and the target variables are specified in the operating instruction; the target lower-level workflow objects are acquired according to the operating instruction; the sub-variable set is extracted from the cache, and the target variables are read from the sub-variable set; the operation is executed on the target variables according to the target lower-level workflow objects, and the target variables after operation execution are updated in the sub-variable set.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of information processing, in particular to a workflow operation method and system. Background technique [0002] Workflow technology is an information processing method derived with the development of information technology. The popularization and application of workflow technology has significantly improved the work efficiency of social institutions such as governments and enterprises, making office processes more standardized, programmed and automated. [0003] Conventionally, a complete workflow needs to contain three kinds of workflow objects: process object, link object and task object. Usually, a workflow includes only one process object, several link objects under the process object, and several task objects under each link object. Process objects, link objects, and task objects belong to the relationship between the upper and lower levels, and may also be operated independently during the flow of ...

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

[0007] However, the defect in the prior art is that, in order to execute the workflow efficiently, the workflow objects all reside in the cache, but since the complete variable set associated with each object occupies a large space, it must be stored in the database, then If it is necessary to operate on a complete set of variables, each workflow object in the cache must retrieve the set from the database, which is inefficient and slow; moreover, there are various variables involved in the workflow, while a link object or task object The variables involved are often only one or several types, so when the link object or task object is associated with the complete variable set, most of the variables in the complete variable set are not needed, resulting in a large amount of storage resources waste of

Images