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Inter-enterprise collaborative process management method and system

  • US 20020184070A1
  • Filed: 03/31/2001
  • Published: 12/05/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing a collaborative process that involves at least a first player in a first enterprise having a first collaborative process manager and a second player in a second enterprises having a second collaborative process manager comprising the steps of:

  • a) defining an inter-enterprise collaborative business process having a plurality of work nodes;

    wherein each work node has a task role identifier for specifying one of the first player and the second player as responsible for execution of the work node;

    b) the first collaborative process manager executing a first peer instance of the collaborative business process; and

    c) the second collaborative process manager executing a second peer instance of the collaborative business process;

    wherein the first peer instance of the collaborative business process and the second peer instance of the collaborative business process form a logical execution instance; and

    wherein the first peer instance of the collaborative business process and the second peer instance of the collaborative business process communicate through messages for information exchange and synchronization.

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