Configurable application integrating service request and fulfillment process
First Claim
1. A method of generating a plurality of concurrent solutions for a corresponding plurality of service requests each having one or more service types, said method comprising the steps of:
- defining a set of said service types and a sequence of activities for each said service type;
for each said service request, configuring a workflow of said activities from said service types in each said service request;
defining owners of said activities in each said workflow and a schedule for performing said activities whereby said owner and schedule are defined using load balancing; and
performing said activities and monitoring completion of said activities and said load balancing.
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Abstract
A method and system for generating a plurality of concurrent solutions for a corresponding plurality of service requests each having one or more service types. The method comprises the steps of defining a set of said service types and a sequence of activities for each said service type; and for each said service request, configuring a workflow of said activities from said service types in each said service request. The method comprises the further steps of defining owners of said activities in each said workflow and a schedule for performing said activities whereby said owner and schedule are defined using load balancing; and performing said activities and monitoring completion of said activities and said load balancing.
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1. A method of generating a plurality of concurrent solutions for a corresponding plurality of service requests each having one or more service types, said method comprising the steps of:
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defining a set of said service types and a sequence of activities for each said service type;
for each said service request, configuring a workflow of said activities from said service types in each said service request;
defining owners of said activities in each said workflow and a schedule for performing said activities whereby said owner and schedule are defined using load balancing; and
performing said activities and monitoring completion of said activities and said load balancing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for generating a plurality of concurrent solutions for a corresponding plurality of service requests each having one or more service types, said system comprising:
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means defining a set of said service types and a sequence of activities for each said service type;
means for configuring, for each said service request, a workflow of said activities from said service types in each said service request;
means for defining owners of said activities in each said workflow and a schedule for performing said activities whereby said owner and schedule are defined using load balancing; and
means for performing said activities and monitoring completion of said activities and said load balancing. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instruction executable by the machine to perform method steps for generating a plurality of concurrent solutions for a corresponding plurality of service requests each having one or more service types, said method steps comprising:
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defining a set of said service types and a sequence of activities for each said service type;
for each said service request, configuring a workflow of said activities from said service types in each said service request;
defining owners of said activities in each said workflow and a schedule for performing said activities whereby said owner and schedule are defined using load balancing; and
performing said activities and monitoring completion of said activities and said load balancing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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