System and method for designing a workflow

Details System and method for designing a workflow System and method for designing a workflow

2011-08-23

2011-08-23

Gaffin, Jeffrey A (Department: 2129)

Data processing: artificial intelligence

Knowledge processing system

Knowledge representation and reasoning technique

Reexamination Certificate

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08005779

ABSTRACT:
A method and system are provided for providing a user interface in a workflow management system. The method includes, responsive to user inputs defining a workflow in the workflow management system, displaying the workflow in a graph-based format, wherein the workflow includes a set of steps and a control flow. The method further includes deriving a set of automatically-generated rules from the set of steps and the control flow to create a rule-based format representing the workflow. There may more manual-maintained rules that are not a part of the graph or control flow, but attached to one or more steps. The method further includes executing the rule-based format workflow at a server.

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