Information processing system, information processing method and information processing program

Abstract

To provide an information processing system that can be developed and maintained with fewer man-hours, is less likely to cause approval oversights by approvers, and manages workflow.SOLUTION: An information processing system 1 includes list display units C2 and C3 of a common platform application C that, when at least one of an applicant and an approver selects and inputs list elements Le from list screens Lc or Lv on which the list elements Le of the workflow are arranged and displayed, connects to a business application B by business identification information M associated with the selected and input list elements Le, acquires the application information D, and displays an application information screen Fd based on the application information D.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to an information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing program for managing a workflow.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, there is an information processing system that manages a workflow in which an application form applied by an applicant is circulated to an approver and the circulated application form is approved by the approver. The information processing system is used for internal control through the application and approval of application forms, particularly in a company with a large number of employees.

[0003] An information processing system for managing a workflow may be incorporated into a business application corresponding to the business of a company and used in conjunction with the business application. When the business in a company is diverse, a plurality of business applications and information processing systems incorporated into the business applications may also be used.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, in a conventional information processing system, when a user starts using a plurality of business applications, the same workflow functions are redundantly incorporated into each of the business applications, increasing the man-hours required for development and maintenance.

[0006] In addition, when an information processing system is incorporated into each of a plurality of business applications, it is troublesome for an approver to open each of the information processing systems in order to approve an application form. Further, when an application is made by an applicant in each of the information processing systems, it is difficult to notice that an application has been made, raising concerns about approval omissions. Also, for an applicant, if there is an approval omission in the application form, it takes time and effort to prompt the approver for approval until approval is obtained from all approvers.

[0007] Therefore, an embodiment of the present invention aims to provide an information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing program that can be developed and maintained with less man-hours and are less likely to cause approval omissions by approvers, and that manage workflows.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0008] An information processing system according to an aspect of the embodiment has a list display unit of a common base application that, when at least one of an applicant or an approver selects and inputs a list element from a list screen in which list elements of a workflow are arranged and displayed, connects to a business application based on business identification information associated with the selected and input list element to obtain application information, and displays an application information screen based on the application information.

[0009] An information processing method according to an aspect of the embodiment is such that a list display unit of a common base application arranges list elements of a workflow to display a list screen, and when at least one of an applicant or an approver selects and inputs a list element from the list screen, connects to a business application based on business identification information associated with the selected and input list element to obtain application information, and displays an application information screen based on the application information.

[0010] The information processing program according to one aspect of the embodiment causes a computer to execute the code of the list display unit of the common base application, which, when at least one of the applicant or the approver selects and inputs the list element from the list screen displaying the list elements of the workflow arranged, connects to the business application according to the business identification information associated with the selected and input list element to obtain application information, and displays an application information screen based on the application information.

Advantages of the Invention

[0011] According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing program that manage a workflow, can be developed and maintained with fewer man-hours, and are less likely to cause approval omissions by approvers.

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[0013] Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0014] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration.

[0015] As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a terminal device 10 as a front end, and a common base server 20 and a business server 30 as back ends. One or more of each of the terminal device 10 and the business server 30 can be provided. The terminal device 10 can be connected to the common base server 20 and the business server 30 via a network such as a LAN, the Internet, or mobile communication.

[0016] In the information processing system 1, the processing executed in the common base server 20 and the processing transmitted from the common base server 20 to the terminal device 10 and executed in the terminal device 10 are performed by the common base application C. Also, in the information processing system 1, the processing executed in the business server 30 and the processing transmitted from the business server 30 to the terminal device 10 and executed in the terminal device 10 are performed by the business application B.

[0017] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 10 is an information processing terminal such as a personal computer, and includes a terminal control unit 11, a terminal storage unit 12, a display unit 13, and an instruction input unit 14.

[0019] The terminal control unit 11 has a processing device such as a CPU, and realizes its functions by executing a program read from the terminal storage unit 12.

[0020] The terminal storage unit 12 has storage elements such as ROM, RAM, HDD, and SSD, and stores various types of information for controlling the terminal device 10 and programs constituting various processing units. For example, the terminal storage unit 12 stores a program of a web browser that displays various types of information received from the common base server 20 and the business server 30 on the display unit 13.

[0021] The display unit 13 is composed of an LCD, LED, OLED, etc., and can display various types of information input from the terminal control unit 11.

[0022] The instruction input unit 14 has an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and outputs various instruction inputs entered by the user to the terminal control unit 11.

[0023] The common base server 20 has a common control unit 21 and a common storage unit 22.

[0024] The common control unit 21 has a processing device such as a CPU, and realizes its functions by executing a program read from the common storage unit 22.

[0025] The common storage unit 22 has storage elements such as ROM, RAM, HDD, and SSD, and stores various types of information for controlling the common base server 20 and programs constituting various processing units. For example, the common storage unit 22 also stores a database such as an applicant user account U, route information Us, and service identification information M associated with the application ID, and a program of a common base application C including a route setting unit C1, a list display unit C2, C3, etc.

[0026] The applicant user account U is the user account of the applicant in the workflow.

[0027] The route information Us indicates the approval route of the application form of the workflow, and includes one or more approver user accounts indicating the approvers, approval order information defining the approval order of the approvers, and application status information indicating the status of the application form, such as pending approval, rejection, and / or disapproval.

[0028] The business identification information M is identification information of various business types provided by the business server 30, such as invoice issuance, quotation registration, personal information change, expense settlement, payment request, attendance approval, or various applications.

[0029] In addition, the business identification information M includes connection information such as an address for connecting to the business server 30 according to the business type.

[0030] The applicant user account U, the route information Us, and the business identification information M are common information Ci stored in the common storage unit 22 of the common base server 20.

[0031] FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of an application input screen Fa and a route setting screen Fu embedded and displayed in the application input screen Fa. In the example of FIG. 3, the application input screen Fa is displayed in the overall screen (the dashed line in FIG. 3) displayed on the display unit 13 by the business application B. The application input screen Fa enables the instruction input of application information D regarding "creation of payment request", and also embeds and displays a route setting screen Fu for instructing and inputting the route information Us. In the route setting screen Fu, the approver candidates stored in advance in association with the applicant user account U are displayed by a pull-down menu Mp so as to facilitate the instruction input of the applicant.

[0032] As shown in FIG. 3, the route setting unit C1 of the common base server 20 is connected from the terminal device 10 by an embedding instruction included in the application input screen Fa, and embeds and displays the route setting screen Fu on the application input screen Fa. For the embedding instruction and the embedded display, for example, web component technology or iframe technology is used. When the applicant who is the logged-in user instructs and inputs the route information Us via the route setting screen Fu and presses the application button Bc, the route setting unit C1 of the common base server 20 stores in the common storage unit 22, in association with the application ID, the logged-in user account as the applicant user account U, the instructed and input route information Us, and the service identification information M indicating the service type corresponding to the application input screen Fa.

[0033] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a list screen Lc for applicants and an application information screen Fd embedded and displayed on the list screen Lc. In the example of FIG. 4, the list screen Lc is embedded and displayed on the entire screen (dashed line in FIG. 4) displayed on the display unit 13 by the business application B, "You are the applicant" is selected in the upper menu, and "Application / Approvals" is selected in the left menu. In the list screen Lc, "All" is selected from "All", "Draft", "In Application", "Rejected", "Approved", and "Rejected" in the left menu. In the heading information of each of the list elements Le, "Application Status Information", "Type", "Title", "Amount", "Application Date", and "Applicant" are displayed. On the application information screen Fd, the characters "Request for Issuance of Claim" and the buttons "Application History", "Claim Details", and "Pending Approval" are arranged.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 4, the list display unit C2 that displays the list screen Lc matches the login user account with the applicant user account U from the common storage unit 22, extracts a list of common information Ci having the matched applicant user account U, transmits it to the terminal control unit 11, and causes the display unit 13 to display the list screen Lc. The list screen Lc connects to the business server 30 based on the business identification information M included in the common information Ci, complements various information such as the title, amount, application date, applicant, etc. from the business storage unit 32, and displays the heading information of each list element Le. When the applicant selects and inputs a desired list element Le from the list screen Lc, the applicant information display unit B2 of the business server 30 is connected based on the business identification information M according to the embedding instruction included in the list screen Lc, the application information D associated with the application ID is acquired, and the application information screen Fd based on the application information D is embedded and displayed.

[0035] FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the list screen Lv for the approver and the application information screen Fd embedded and displayed on the list screen Lv. In the example of FIG. 5, "You are the approver" is selected in the upper menu.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 5, the list display unit C3 that displays the list screen Lv matches the login user account with the approver user account from the common storage unit 22, extracts a list of common information Ci including the route information Us having the matched approver user account, transmits it to the terminal control unit 11, and causes the display unit 13 to display the list screen Lv. The list screen Lv connects to the business storage unit 32 of the business server 30 based on the business identification information M included in the common information Ci, complements various information such as the title, amount, application date, applicant, etc., and displays the heading information of each list element Le. When the approver selects and inputs a desired list element Le from the list screen Lv, the approver connects to the application information display unit B2 of the business server 30 based on the business identification information M according to the embedding instruction included in the list screen Lv, acquires the application information D associated with the application ID, and embeds and displays the application information screen Fd based on the application information D.

[0037] When the terminal control unit 11 detects the pressing of the approval button Bv displayed on the list screen Lv, the list display unit C3 of the common base server 20 updates the application status information stored in the common storage unit 22 to the state where there is an approval input.

[0038] Returning to FIG. 2, the business server 30 includes a business control unit 31 and a business storage unit 32.

[0039] The business control unit 31 has a processing device such as a CPU, and realizes its functions by executing a program read from the business storage unit 32.

[0040] The business storage unit 32 has storage elements such as ROM, RAM, HDD, and SSD, and stores various types of information for controlling the business server 30 and programs constituting processing units. For example, the business storage unit 32 also stores databases of various types of information such as application information D associated with the application ID, and programs such as the application input unit B1 and the application information display unit B2.

[0041] The application information D is information on the application form of the workflow.

[0042] As shown in FIG. 3, the application input unit B1 causes the display unit 13 of the terminal device 10 to display an application input screen Fa for instructing the applicant to input the application information D. The application input screen Fa includes an embedding instruction, and when connected to the route setting unit C1 of the common base server 20, a route setting screen Fu is embedded and displayed. When the applicant instructs and inputs the application information D via the application input screen Fa, the application input unit B1 stores the application information D in the business storage unit 32 in association with the application ID.

[0043] As shown in FIG. 4, when there is an embedding instruction from the list screen Lc (FIG. 5) or the list screen Lv (FIG. 6), the application information display unit B2 acquires the application information D associated with the application ID from the business storage unit 32 and transmits it to embed and display the application information screen Fd.

[0044] (Application Input Processing) Subsequently, the application input processing will be described.

[0045] Figure 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of application input processing.

[0046] In the overall screen (dashed line in FIG. 3) displayed on the display unit 13 by the business application B, when the applicant who is the logged-in user inputs an instruction to start application input of the workflow, as shown in FIG. 6, the application input unit B1 of the business server 30 causes the application input screen Fa to be displayed on the display unit 13 (S1). The terminal control unit 11 connects to the route setting unit C1 of the common base server 20 in accordance with the embedding instruction included in the application input screen Fa (S2). The route setting unit C1 embeds and displays the route setting screen Fu on the application input screen Fa (S3).

[0047] The terminal control unit 11 waits until the applicant inputs the route information Us and the application information D and presses the application button Bc (S4: NO). When the pressing of the application button Bc is detected (S4: YES), the terminal control unit 11 acquires a new application ID and stores the application information D in association with the application ID in the business storage unit 32 via the application input unit B1 (S5). Further, the terminal control unit 11 stores the applicant user account U, the route information Us, and the business identification information M in association with the application ID in the common storage unit 22 via the route setting unit C1 (S6).

[0048] By the application input processing of S1 to S6, the application information D of the application form is input by the applicant.

[0049] (List display processing for applicant) Subsequently, the list display processing for the applicant will be described.

[0050] Figure 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the list display processing for the applicant.

[0051] In the overall screen (dashed line in FIG. 4) displayed on the display unit 13 by the business application B, when "you are the applicant" is selected and input, it is connected to the list display unit C2 of the common base server 20. The list display unit C2 matches the login user account with the applicant user account U from the common storage unit 22, extracts a list of common information Ci including the matched applicant user account U, transmits it to the terminal control unit 11, and embeds and displays the list screen Lc on the overall screen (S11). By matching the login user account with the applicant user account U, the common information Ci corresponding to the applicant who applied through a plurality of business applications B is obtained cross-sectionally. The list element Le of the list screen Lc is complemented and displayed with the heading information obtained from the business storage unit 32 based on the business identification information M included in the common information Ci.

[0052] The terminal control unit 11 waits until there is a selection input of the list element Le by the applicant (S12: NO). When there is a selection input of the list element Le (S12: YES), it proceeds to S13.

[0053] In S13, it connects to the application information display unit B2 of the business server 30 based on the business identification information M.

[0054] The application information display unit B2 acquires the application information D associated with the application ID from the business storage unit 32, transmits it to the terminal control unit 11, and embeds and displays the application information screen Fd on the list screen Lc for the applicant (S14).

[0055] Through the list display process for the applicant in S11 to S14, the list display unit C2 can cross-sectionally display a list of application forms applied through a plurality of business applications B. The applicant can select and input the list element Le from the list screen Lc and view the application information screen Fd embedded in the list screen Lc.

[0056] (List display process for approvers) Subsequently, the list display process for approvers will be described.

[0057] FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a list display process for approvers.

[0058] As shown in FIG. 8, in the overall screen (the dashed line in FIG. 5) displayed on the display unit 13 by the business application B, when "you are an approver" is selected and input, the terminal control unit 11 connects to the list display unit C3 of the common base server 20. The list display unit C3 matches the login user account and the approver user account from the common storage unit 22, extracts a list of common information Ci including the route information Us having the matched approver user account, transmits it to the terminal control unit 11, and causes the display unit 13 to display a list screen Lv (S21). By matching the login user account and the approver user account, the common information Ci corresponding to the approvers set by a plurality of business applications B is obtained cross-sectionally. The list element Le of the list screen Lv is complemented with the heading information obtained from the business storage unit 32 by the business identification information M included in the common information Ci and is displayed.

[0059] The terminal control unit 11 waits until a list element Le is selected and input by the applicant (S22: NO), and when a list element Le is selected and input (S22: YES), it proceeds to S23.

[0060] Since S23 and S24 are the same as S13 and S14, the description is omitted.

[0061] The terminal control unit 11 waits until the pressing of the approval button Bv displayed on the list screen Lv is detected (S25: NO), and when the pressing is detected (S25: YES), the list display unit C3 updates the application status information stored in the common storage unit 22 to the state where an approval input has been made (S26).

[0062] Through the list display process for approvers of S21 to S26, the list display unit C3 can horizontally display a list of application forms applied by a plurality of business applications B. An approver can view and approve the application information screen Fd embedded in the list screen Lv by selecting and inputting the list element Le from the list screen Lv.

[0063] That is, when at least one of the applicant or the approver selects and inputs the list element Le from the list screens Lc and Lv that display the list elements Le of the workflow arranged, the information processing system 1 connects to the business application B according to the business identification information M associated with the selected and input list element Le, acquires the application information D, and has the list display units C2 and C3 of the common base application C display the application information screen Fd based on the application information D.

[0064] The common base application C has a route setting unit C1. The route setting unit C1 displays a route setting screen Fu for instructing the applicant to input the route information Us of the workflow. When there is an instruction input of the route information Us by the applicant, the common storage unit 22 stores the business identification information M and the route information Us in association with the application ID for identifying the application information D.

[0065] The business application B has an application input unit B1. The application input unit B1 displays an application input screen Fa for instructing the applicant to input the application information D. When there is an instruction input of the application information D by the applicant via the application input screen Fa, the business storage unit 32 stores the application information D in association with the application ID.

[0066] The application input screen Fa embeds and displays the route setting screen Fu based on the route information Us obtained from the route setting unit C1.

[0067] The business application B has an application information display section B2. When there is a selection input of the list element Le, the application information display section B2 acquires from the business storage section 32 the application information D associated with the selected list element Le and associated with the application ID for identifying the application information D, and transmits it, and embeds and displays the application information screen Fd on the list screens Lc and Lv.

[0068] Returning to FIG. 1, the business application B includes a first business application BA having a first application input section B1A and a second business application BB having a second application input section B1B. The business storage section 32 includes a first business storage section 32A and a second business storage section 32B. The first application input section B1A causes the display section 13 to display an application input screen Fa in which a route setting screen Fu is embedded. When there is an instruction input of application information D and route information Us by an applicant via the application input screen Fa, the first business storage section 32A stores the application information D in association with the application ID, and the common storage section 22 stores, in association with the application ID, the route information Us and business identification information M indicating that the connection destination is the first business storage section 32A. The second application input section B1B causes the display section 13 to display an application input screen Fa in which a route setting screen Fu is embedded. When there is an instruction input of application information D and route information Us by an applicant via the application input screen Fa, the second business storage section 32B stores the application information D in association with the application ID, and the common storage section 22 stores, in association with the application ID, the route information Us and business identification information M indicating that the connection destination is the second business storage section 32B.

[0069] The list display sections C2 and C3 extract from the common storage section 22 a list including an application ID, business identification information M, and route information Us having an applicant user account U that matches the logged-in user account. When the business identification information M indicates that the connection destination is the first business storage section 32A, they connect to the first business storage section 32A, acquire the application information D associated with the application ID, and display an application information screen Fd based on the application information D. When the business identification information M indicates that the connection destination is the second business storage section 32B, they connect to the second business storage section 32B, acquire the application information D associated with the application ID, and display an application information screen Fd based on the application information D.

[0070] The first business application BA and the first business memory unit 32A are provided in the first server 30A. The second business application BB and the second business memory unit 32B are provided in the second server 30B. The common base application C is provided in the common base server 20.

[0071] In the information processing method, when the list display units C2 and C3 of the common base application C arrange the list elements Le of the workflow and display the list screens Lc and Lv, and at least one of the applicant or the approver selects and inputs the list element Le from the list screens Lc and Lv, based on the service identification information M associated with the selected and input list element Le, connect to the service application B to obtain the application information D, and display an application information screen Fd based on the application information D.

[0072] When at least one of the applicant or the approver selects and inputs the list element Le from the list screens Lc and Lv that arrange and display the list elements Le of the workflow, the information processing program causes the computer to execute the codes of the list display units C2 and C3 of the common base application C, which connect to the service application B to obtain the application information D based on the service identification information M associated with the selected and input list element Le, and display an application information screen Fd based on the application information D.

[0073] Thereby, in the information processing system 1, when the user uses a plurality of service applications B, the common base application C can be incorporated to provide a workflow function, and the man-hours required for development and maintenance can be reduced.

[0074] And in the information processing system 1, since the business memory unit 32 of the business server 30 (hereinafter, including the first server 30A and the second server 30B) stores the application information D, on the business server 30 side, development and maintenance regarding the application information D, the application input screen Fa, and the application information screen Fd that meet the business requirements can be performed with fewer man-hours.

[0075] In addition, when the applicant applies for a form in each of a plurality of business applications B, the approver can horizontally list and display the forms of the plurality of business applications B on one screen, thereby reducing the labor required for form approval and the risk of approval omission.

[0076] According to the embodiment, it is possible to provide an information processing system 1, an information processing method, and an information processing program that can be developed and maintained with less man-hours and are less likely to cause approval omission by the approver and manage a workflow.

[0077] In the embodiment, an example in which the business identification information M is an address for connecting to the business server 30 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The business identification information M may be information that enables the display unit 13 to connect to the business server 30, and may be an API, a function, or the like.

[0078] In the embodiment, an example in which the terminal device 10 is a personal computer has been described, but the terminal device 10 may be a portable information terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet, or may be another information terminal.

[0079] In the description of the embodiment, an example in which the application input screen Fa, the list screen Lc, and the list screen Lv are embedded in the entire screen displayed on the display unit 13 by the business application B has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The application input screen Fa, the list screen Lc, and the list screen Lv may be directly displayed on the entire screen instead of being embedded and displayed.

[0080] In the embodiment, after the application input of the form is completed, the approver is not notified by email or the like. However, after the application input of the form is completed, the common base server 20 or the business server 30 may be configured to notify the approver by email or the like based on the route information Us.

[0081] In the embodiment, an example in which each of the list screen Lc (FIG. 4) for the applicant and the list screen Lv (FIG. 5) for the approver is embedded and displayed in the entire screen (the dashed lines in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5) displayed on the display unit 13 by the business application B has been described. However, it may be displayed as the entire screen instead of the embedded display.

[0082] As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described. However, the embodiments are not limited to this, and various changes, modifications, etc. are possible without changing the gist of the present invention.

[0083] Also, each step of each procedure in the embodiment may change the execution order, execute multiple steps simultaneously, or execute in a different order for each execution, as long as it does not conflict with the nature thereof. Furthermore, all or part of each step of each procedure in the present embodiment may be realized by hardware or by a program.

Explanation of Signs

[0084] 1 ··· Information processing system 10 ··· Terminal device 11 ··· Terminal control unit 12 ··· Terminal storage unit 13 ··· Display unit 14 ··· Instruction input unit 20 ··· Common base server 21 ··· Common control unit 22 ··· Common storage unit 30 ··· Business server 30A ··· First server 30B ··· Second server 31 ··· Business control unit 32 ··· Business storage unit 32A ··· First business storage unit 32B ··· Second business storage unit B ··· Business application B1 ··· Application input unit B1A ··· First application input unit B1B ··· Second application input unit B2 ··· Application Information Display Section BA ··· First Business Application BB ··· Second Business Application Bc ··· Application Button C ··· Common Infrastructure Application Bv ··· Approval Button C1 ··· Route Setting Section C2, C3 ··· List Display Section D ··· Application Information Ci ··· Common Information Fa ··· Application Input Screen Fd ··· Application Information Screen Fu ··· Route Setting Screen Lc, Lv ··· List Screen Le ··· List Element M ··· Business Identification Information Mp ··· Drop - down Menu U ··· Applicant User Account Us ··· Route Information

Claims

1. When at least one of the applicant or the approver selects and inputs a list element from a list screen that arranges and displays list elements of a workflow, the business identification information associated with the selected and input list element is used to connect to a business application, obtain application information, and display an application information screen based on the application information. An information processing system having a list display unit for a common base application.

2. The common base application has a route setting unit, The route setting unit displays a route setting screen for instructing the applicant to input route information of the workflow. When there is an instruction input of the route information by the applicant, the business identification information and the route information are stored in a common storage unit in association with an application ID for identifying the application information. The information processing system according to claim 1.

3. The business application has an application input unit, The application input unit displays an application input screen for instructing the applicant to input the application information. When there is an instruction input of the application information by the applicant via the application input screen, the application information is stored in a business storage unit in association with the application ID. The information processing system according to claim 2.

4. The information processing system according to claim 3, wherein the application input screen embeds and displays the route setting screen based on the route information acquired from the route setting unit.

5. The business application has an application information display unit, When there is a selection input of the list element, the application information display unit acquires and transmits the application information associated with the selected and input list element and associated with an application ID for identifying the application information from a business storage unit, and embeds and displays the application information screen on the list screen. The information processing system according to claim 1.

6. The business application includes a first business application having a first application input unit and a second business application having a second application input unit, The business storage unit includes a first business storage unit and a second business storage unit, The first application input unit, Displays on a display unit the application input screen in which the route setting screen is embedded and displayed, When there is an instruction input of the application information and the route information by the applicant via the application input screen, The first business storage unit stores the application information in association with the application ID, The common memory unit stores, in association with the application ID, the routing information and the service identification information indicating that the connection destination is the first service memory unit. The second application input unit displays, on the display unit, the application input screen in which the routing setting screen is embedded. When there is an instruction input of the application information and the routing information by the applicant via the application input screen, the second service memory unit stores the application information in association with the application ID. The common memory unit stores, in association with the application ID, the routing information and the service identification information indicating that the connection destination is the second service memory unit. The information processing system according to claim 3.

7. The list display unit extracts, from the common memory unit, a list including the application ID, the service identification information, and the routing information that has an applicant user account matching the logged-in user account. When the service identification information indicates that the connection destination is the first service memory unit, it connects to the first service memory unit, acquires the application information associated with the application ID, and displays the application information screen based on the application information. When the service identification information indicates that the connection destination is the second service memory unit, it connects to the second service memory unit, acquires the application information associated with the application ID, and displays the application information screen based on the application information. The information processing system according to claim 6.

8. The first service application and the first service memory unit are provided in a first server. The second service application and the second service memory unit are provided in a second server. The common base application is provided in a common base server. The information processing system according to claim 6.

9. An information processing method in which a list display unit of a common base application arranges list elements of a workflow to display a list screen, and when at least one of an applicant or an approver selects and inputs a list element from the list screen, it connects to a service application according to the service identification information associated with the selected list element to acquire application information, and displays an application information screen based on the application information.

10. An information processing program that causes a computer to execute the code of a list display unit of a common base application, wherein when at least one of an applicant or an approver selects and inputs a list element from a list screen that arranges and displays list elements of a workflow, the application information is acquired by connecting to a business application based on business identification information associated with the selected and input list element, and an application information screen based on the application information is displayed.

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