Method and apparatus for building and running workflow process m

Details Method and apparatus for building and running workflow process m Method and apparatus for building and running workflow process m

1996-10-18

1999-07-27

Trammell, James P.

G06F 1728

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059305126

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and computer implemented method for process modeling using both a web server and a workflow server in process definition. During buildtime, a process definition in the language of some workflow process modeler is fed to transform f(p), which provides a translate process definition into a hypertext markup language (HTML) representation of the workflow process. A user utilizing the facilities of an HTTP server may operate a web browser to request that HTTP server provide the HTML process definition to enable the user to create, or read and modify, the process definition as desired. The result is then fed through an inverse transform f'(p) to a workflow server in the language of that server, for invocation and execution during runtime of the programs defined during buildtime.

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