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Declarative representation for an extensible workflow model

A declarative and workflow technology, applied in the direction of instruments, data processing applications, program control devices, etc., can solve problems such as inflexibility and inability to model

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-04-05
MICROSOFT CORP
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These systems are too inflexible to model many common business situations

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[0038] Embodiments of the invention model workflows that represent processes, such as business processes. A business process is the dependent and ordered sequence of tasks, activities, etc. that lead to predictable and repeatable results. Including the organization's operating processes, the organization's working knowledge, and information resources, business processes are designed to meet defined business objectives in an efficient and timely manner. In an efficient environment, functional components of a process can be easily identified, adapted, and deployed to address changing business needs. A workflow is the experience of an end user interacting with tasks in a business process. Tasks are modeled as activities, components, etc., each of which represents a unit of work performed by a person or machine. In one embodiment, multiple activities are presented to the user. Users select and organize activities to create workflows. Execute the created workflows to model the ...

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Representing a componentized workflow model via a declarative markup language. Each step of the workftow is modeled as an activity that has metadata to describe design time aspects, compile time aspects, and runtime aspects of the workflow step. A user selects and arranges the activities to create the workflow via user interfaces or application programming interfaces. The metadata associated with each of the activities in the workflow is collected to create a persistent representation of the workflow. Users extend the workflow model by authoring custom activities.

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[0001] References to related applications [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60 / 615,541, filed October 1, 2004. [0003] Computer Program Listing Appendix on CD-ROM [0004] The documents of this patent include duplicate copies of a compact disc-read-only (CD-ROM) having a memory file named MSFT5139.TXT in ASCII file format. The file was created on January 20, 2005, and is 42,000 bytes in size. This text document contains code lines representing an example of one possible embodiment of a computer program listing for the present invention. This CD-ROM and the MSFT5139.TXT file contained thereon are incorporated by reference into this patent application. This application includes references to the Computer Program Listing Appendix on CD-ROM, the code lines, and the code line numbers contained therein. technical field [0005] Embodiments of the present application relate to the field of workflow modeling. More specifica...

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IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/00G06F9/44G06Q10/06
Inventor D·K·舒克拉K·P·瓦莱格瑞普拉M·梅达
Owner MICROSOFT CORP