Workflow system
First Claim
1. A workflow system for causing an external business system to execute a part of works comprising:
- means for defining the external business system as one of the works;
means for obtaining a status of the work being executed in the external business system;
means for defining a process for suspending the work being executed in the external business system; and
means for instructing the external business system to suspend the work being executed in the external business system.
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Abstract
A workflow system for causing an external business system to execute a part of works, includes a unit for defining the external business system as one of the works, a unit for obtaining the status of the work being executed in the external business system, a unit for defining a process for suspending the work being executed in the external business system, and a unit for instructing the external business system to suspend the work being executed in the external business system. The unit for defining the process of suspension defines whether suspension can be performed, the suspension process, and a recovery process in accordance with the status of the work being executed in the external business system.
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11 Claims
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1. A workflow system for causing an external business system to execute a part of works comprising:
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means for defining the external business system as one of the works;
means for obtaining a status of the work being executed in the external business system;
means for defining a process for suspending the work being executed in the external business system; and
means for instructing the external business system to suspend the work being executed in the external business system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A business system that can be included in a part of a workflow, comprising:
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means for receiving data on an instance in response to a command to start the system and then initiating a work associated with the instance; and
means for performing a commanded suspension process and then performing a commanded recovery process on the work associated with the instance, in response to a suspension command. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of controlling a workflow system for causing an external business system to execute a part of works, comprising the steps of:
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defining a suspension process of the work being executed in the external business system in accordance with a status of the work being executed in the external business system;
obtaining the status of the work being executed in the external business system; and
instructing the external business system to execute the suspension process of the work being executed in the external business system in accordance with the status of the work. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A program of controlling a workflow system for causing an external business system to execute a part of works, comprising codes for executing the steps of:
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obtaining a status of the work being executed in the external business system; and
instructing the external business system to suspend the work according to a suspension process defined in advance in accordance with the status of the work being executed in the external business system.
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