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Unified model for authoring and executing workflow of flow base and constraint base

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

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-08-30
MICROSOFT CORP
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These systems are too inflexible to model many common business situations

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[0033]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 b...

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Designing and executing a workflow having flow-based and constraint-based regions A user selects one or more activities to be part of a constraint-based region. Each constraint-based region has a constraint associated therewith. The workflow is executed by executing the flow-based region and the constraint-based region. The flow-based region executes sequentially. The constraint is evaluated, and the constraint-based region executes responsive to the evaluated constraint.

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[0001] References to related applications [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60 / 615,542, filed October 1,2004. technical field [0003] Embodiments of the present application relate to the field of workflow modeling. More specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to componentized and extensible workflow models. Background technique [0004] Existing systems attempt to map business problems to high-level workflows by modeling the business problem. However, real-world workflows differ in aspects such as (a) complexity of execution and modeling, (b) design-time knowledge of the workflow's structure, (c) statically defined or ad hoc / Dynamics, (d) ease of authoring and editing the workflow at various points in its life cycle, and (e) weak or strong business logic association to the core workflow process. Existing models cannot accommodate all of these factors. [0005] Furthermore, most existing workflow models a...

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IPC IPC(8): G06Q10/00G06Q10/06
Inventor A·V·帕拉斯尼斯D·K·舒克拉D·G·格林B·K·梅塔S·R·萨特
Owner MICROSOFT CORP
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