EP 1558997 A1 20050803 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WORKFLOW PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Title (en)
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WORKFLOW PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Title (de)
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ARBEITSFLUSSPROZESSVERWALTUNG
Title (fr)
SYSTEME ET PROCEDE POUR LA GESTION DE PROCESSUS DE FLUX DE TRAVAIL
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0327490 W 20030903
- US 65345703 A 20030902
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2005033933A1] Many business processes involve manually controlling and monitoring informational artifacts, such as documents or insurance claims, through a workflow process. The present invention provides a dynamic and flexible method for controlling workflow processes by arranging complex tasks into predefined sequences having decision points (118, 130) that control the process to completion. The method comprises defining procedural components of a process flow model, defining control links (116, 120, 128, 132, 136) for connecting the procedural components, defining data components of a process data model, defining data links (112) for connecting the procedural components and the data components, and invoking the procedural components for producing a workflow process result. The procedural components comprise nodes in the workflow process, which may be automated, interactive or manual procedures. The nodes are connected and executed in a defined sequence determined by control links. The data components comprise data sets connected to procedural components by the data links.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06Q 10/06 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2005033933A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2005033933 A1 20050414; AU 2003268381 A1 20050421; CA 2543330 A1 20050414; EP 1558997 A1 20050803
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0327490 W 20030903; AU 2003268381 A 20030903; CA 2543330 A 20030903; EP 03749343 A 20030903