Workflow Model Display for Typical and Exceptional Process Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing workflow modeling techniques struggle to effectively capture both typical and exceptional workflows, as they often eliminate less frequent exceptional workflows as noise, which can be crucial for business activity review and system reconstruction.
Innovation Solution
A program and method that automatically models workflows by analyzing update history information from databases, distinguishing between typical and exceptional workflows based on the frequency of data update processes, and displaying them separately to facilitate intuitive understanding and analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If workflow modeling techniques eliminate less frequent flows as noise, then the workflow models become simpler and easier to understand, but exceptional workflows are lost and cannot be used for business activity review
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments workflow information into two distinct categories: typical workflows (displayed by default) and exceptional workflows (available on demand). This segmentation allows the system to present simplified typical workflows for ease of understanding while preserving exceptional workflows separately for when they are needed for business activity review or system reconstruction.
2Productivity
If automated workflow modeling is implemented, then the time required for modeling is greatly reduced, but the ability to capture exceptional workflows is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of workflow frequency threshold, treating workflows differently based on their occurrence frequency. By establishing a threshold that distinguishes typical from exceptional workflows, the system can automatically model workflows at high speed while still capturing exceptional cases that meet the threshold criteria, thus maintaining both productivity and reliability.
3Loss of information
If all workflows including exceptional ones are displayed together, then complete workflow information is provided, but the models become too complicated and user-unfriendly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic display mechanism where the workflow model presentation adapts based on user needs. The system dynamically switches between displaying only typical workflows (simplified view) and including exceptional workflows (comprehensive view), allowing the complexity level to adjust according to the specific task at hand rather than being fixed.
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AI summary
Update history information of databases is analyzed, and workflow models are automatically displayed with typical workflows and exceptional workflows separately represented. An update history information storage unit stores update history information including identification information of a data update process, and the name and updated time of an updated data set. A workflow extractor generates flow information where the names of updated data sets are arranged in chronological order of updated time, oldest first, for every data update process, and counts the number of appearances of flow information of same. Out of the workflows represented by the flow information, the workflow classification unit classifies the workflows into typical and exceptional workflows depending on the number of appearances. A workflow model display unit displays a typical workflow diagram showing the typical workflows, and in response to user input, displays an exceptional workflow diagram showing the typical and exceptional workflows.