Graphical Compensation Tool for Process Flow Applications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current process flow applications require manual text-based code entry for compensation logic, making it time-consuming and costly to handle error scenarios and compensation actions across multiple systems.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface (GUI) tool for process flow compensation that allows users to visually define and model compensation actions and scopes, automatically generating code without manual programming, thereby reducing the need for manual code-level input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual text-based code entry is used for compensation logic, then compensation functionality can be implemented, but the development time and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a graphical user interface as an intermediary layer between the developer and the underlying code. This GUI allows developers to configure compensation logic through visual elements and dialog boxes rather than directly writing text-based code, thereby reducing development time while maintaining the reliability of compensation functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of manual code writing with an automated code generation system. The GUI captures user inputs and automatically generates the necessary text-based compensation logic, substituting the manual coding mechanism with an automated generation mechanism that preserves functionality while reducing time investment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual code entry is used for compensation logic, then compensation actions can be defined, but the complexity and cost of development increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the compensation logic development into distinct graphical components and configuration steps. Instead of requiring developers to write entire compensation routines as monolithic code blocks, the GUI breaks down the process into selectable elements, parameters, and structured dialog interactions, reducing development complexity while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The graphical user interface serves multiple functions: it allows configuration of compensation logic, generates the corresponding text-based code, validates inputs, and provides a consistent workflow for different compensation scenarios. This multi-functional approach reduces overall development complexity by consolidating multiple tools into a single universal interface.
3Reliability
If text-based code is manually entered for compensation logic, then error handling can be implemented, but programming effort and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service code generation where the graphical interface automatically produces the text-based compensation logic based on user selections and configurations. This eliminates the need for developers to manually write error handling code, thereby maintaining reliability while significantly improving programming efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses templates and predefined patterns for compensation logic that can be copied and adapted through the GUI. Instead of writing error handling code from scratch, developers can select from pre-configured graphical elements that generate standardized, reliable code patterns, improving productivity while maintaining error handling quality.
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AI summary
A graphical user interface (GUI) of a software development tool can visually compose process flows for enterprise information system (EIS) process flow applications. The GUI can include a canvas that visually shows a set of process flows of a process flow application as a set of interconnected node objects. Each node object can corresponds to a node, which corresponds to at least one process flow. The GUI can also include a graphical compensation tool through which users define and view compensation actions and compensation scopes of process flows of the process flow application, wherein said graphical compensation tool does not require a user to input code text that defining compensation logic of the process flows.