Method and system for top-down business process definition and execution

A technology of process definition and definition, applied in office automation, data processing applications, software engineering design, etc., can solve problems such as abandonment, energy and time

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-05-21
伟博麦德有限公司 +2
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In fact, the energy and time spent in implementing a new enterprise process is so great that the new process is frequently changed or even abandoned before the implementation of the process is successfully completed.

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[0039] Process Model 100

[0040] As shown in FIG. 1, a process model 100 is a representation or model of business behavior that exists in an enterprise, department, or some other type of entity or business unit. Each process model 100 will include one or more processes 120, each of which represents a particular real-world business activity. For example, process 120 includes "accept shopping order" and "pay invoice".

[0041]Each process 120 may include one or more sub-processes 122 , or one or more tasks 130 . A task 130 is typically a unit of work performed by a person or by a computer program that automates operations as a step in process 120 . Entering a shopping order at a computer terminal and sending a bill to a printer for printing are exemplary tasks 130 . Inclusion of a sub-process 122 within a process 120 indicates that the sub-process 122 must be completed before the included process 120 can be considered complete. A single process 120 can contain multiple sub-...

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The present invention discloses a system and method utilizing a set of software tools for the graphical definition of top-down workflow process models. The present invention has three main components: the process designer (300), the process server (500), and the process clients. The process designer (300) allows users to define the business processes from the top down without programming. The process definitions are made up of components, such as tasks and subprocesses. Tasks in the present invention incorporate all GUI panels necessary for an end-user (602) to complete the task. Events link the process model. Process models also include roles, end-users (602), business logic, and other components. Adapters allow business data and logic external to the present invention to be incorporated into the process model. The process model definitions are then installed on the process server (500), which presents the tasks to end-users (602). End-user (602) access and perform tasks through the process clients.

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[0001] This application claims relief from Provisional Patent Application, US Serial No.: 60 / 191,166, filed March 20, 2000. technical field [0002] The present invention relates to a method and computer system for top-down definition and implementation of enterprise processes. Background technique [0003] The invention can make a software application coordinate the operation of the whole enterprise by defining and realizing the enterprise process from top to bottom. Business processes, very simply, are the processes that a business must perform in order to run a business. For example, a company in the business of selling products must be able to receive orders for those products. The entire act of receiving an order and shipping it can be considered a business process. On a smaller scale, the entry of a phone order into a company database is also an enterprise process. [0004] Analyzing business processes with a top-down approach means that the definition of the proces...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F9/44G06Q10/00
CPCG06Q10/06311G06F8/34G06Q10/0633G06Q10/06G06Q10/06314G06Q10/10G06Q10/063114G06Q10/0631G06Q10/067G06Q10/06316G06F8/00
Inventor 斯科特·欧佩兹阿莱克斯·艾尔金
Owner 伟博麦德有限公司
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