Workflow Linkage Across On-Premises and Cloud Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information processing systems lack a mechanism to link workflows executed in different networks, such as on-premises and cloud environments, preventing seamless cooperation and efficient data transfer between workflows in disparate networks.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that connects on-premises and cloud environments through a network, allowing workflows to be linked by using a cloud workflow server apparatus to execute cloud workflows and integrate results into on-premises workflows, enabling direct communication and data exchange between the two environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If workflows are registered in separate information processing systems for on-premises and cloud environments, then each system can execute its own workflows independently, but there is no mechanism to link workflows between the two different networks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a workflow management server as an intermediary component that receives workflow registration requests from both on-premises and cloud information processing systems. This mediator enables workflow linkage across different networks by centralizing workflow management, allowing workflows from either system to be executed in sequence without direct integration between the original systems.
2Ease of operation
If direct integration between on-premises and cloud workflows is implemented, then seamless cooperation is achieved, but system complexity increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The workflow management server acts as a mediator that simplifies the integration process. Instead of implementing complex direct integration between on-premises and cloud systems, the mediator receives workflow definitions, manages workflow registration, and coordinates execution across networks, thereby maintaining operational smoothness while controlling system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The workflow management server provides universal functionality by handling workflow registration, management, and execution for both on-premises and cloud environments through a single system. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate integration mechanisms for different system pairs, reducing overall integration complexity.
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AI summary
A first information processing system (12) resides on a first network (18) and communicably connected with a second information processing system (22) that resides on a second network (24), the second network (24) being different from the first network (18). The first information processing system (12) includes: a plurality of processing means (64) for executing a first workflow including a plurality of processes to be executed in series; link processing means (62, 112) for requesting the second information processing system (22) to execute a second workflow including another plurality of processes to be executed in series and receiving an execution result of the second workflow from the second information processing system (22), the another plurality of processes included in the second workflow being different from the plurality of processes included in the first workflow; and control means (54) for controlling execution of the plurality of processes included in the first workflow executed by the plurality of processing means (64) and the link processing means (62, 112) to cause at least one of the plurality of processing means (64) to perform at least one of the plurality of processes based on the execution result received by the link processing means (62, 112).