Coordination and tracking of workflows

Details Coordination and tracking of workflows Coordination and tracking of workflows

2005-12-29

2010-12-07

Alam, Hosain T (Department: 2166)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Collaborative document database and workflow

C705S007380, C705S002000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07849053

ABSTRACT:
A method and an apparatus for coordinating and/or tracking workflows are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises performing a workflow having a series of two or more processing operations and, for each of the two or more processing operations, calculating an identifier and adding at least one metadata entry corresponding to said each of the two or more processing operations to a set of metadata entries corresponding to a digital object.

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