System and method for implementing business processes in a portal

• US 20050044173A1
• Filed: 02/25/2004
• Published: 02/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Blevins, Michael, Sauls, Skip, Takacsi-Nagy, Pal, Howes, Jason, Dew, Douglas, Olander, Daryl B., Cook, Thomas A., Giridhar, Sathyanarayana, O'Neil, Edward K., Feit, Richard, Shafer, John, McCauley, Rodney
• Application Number:
  US10/786,760
• Publication Number:
  US 20050044173A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A system and method for a software framework for implementing business processes in a web application, comprising a workflow, a control operable to invoke the workflow, and a page group operable to invoke the control.

Claims

1. A software framework for implementing business processes in a web application, comprising:

a workflow;

a control operable to invoke the workflow; and

a page group operable to invoke the control.

2. The software framework of claim 1, further comprising:

a message broker operable to enable communication between the control and the workflow.

3. The software framework of claim 1 wherein:

the workflow can invoke another workflow.

4. The software framework of claim 1 wherein:

the page group includes control logic for a graphical user interface.

5. The software framework of claim 1 wherein:

the control exposes functionality through a programmatic interface.

6. The software framework of claim 1 wherein:

the control can communicate with another control.

7. The software framework of claim 1, further comprising:

a web browser; and

wherein the web browser is operable to send a request to the page group.

8. The software framework of claim 1 wherein:

the control is transactional.

9. A method for implementing business processes in a portal, comprising:

providing a workflow;

providing a control operable to invoke the workflow;

providing a page group operable to invoke the control; and

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

providing a message broker operable to enable communication between the control and the workflow.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein:

the workflow can invoke another workflow.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein:

the page group includes control logic for a graphical user interface.

13. The method of claim 9 wherein:

the control exposes functionality through a programmatic interface.

14. The method of claim 9 wherein:

the control can communicate with another control.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

providing a web browser; and

wherein the web browser is operable to send a request to the page group.

16. The method of claim 9 wherein:

the control is transactional.

17. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor cause a system to:

provide a workflow;

provide a control operable to invoke the workflow; and

provide a page group operable to invoke the control.

18. The machine readable medium of claim 17, further comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to:

provide a message broker operable to enable communication between the control and the workflow.

19. The machine readable medium of claim 17 wherein:

the workflow can invoke another workflow.

20. The machine readable medium of claim 17 wherein:

the page group includes control logic for a graphical user interface.

21. The machine readable medium of claim 17 wherein:

the control exposes functionality through a programmatic interface.

22. The machine readable medium of claim 17 wherein:

the control can communicate with another control.

23. The machine readable medium of claim 17, further comprising instructions that when executed cause the system to:

provide a web browser; and

wherein the web browser is operable to send a request to the page group.

24. The machine readable medium of claim 17 wherein:

the control is transactional.

25. A software framework for implementing business processes in a web application, comprising:

a workflow;

a control operable to invoke the workflow;

a page group operable to invoke the control; and

a message broker operable to enable communication between the control and the workflow.

26. The software framework of claim 25 wherein:

the workflow can invoke another workflow.

27. The software framework of claim 25 wherein:

the page group includes control logic for a graphical user interface.

28. The software framework of claim 25 wherein:

the control exposes functionality through a programmatic interface.

29. The software framework of claim 25 wherein:

the control can communicate with another control.

30. The software framework of claim 25, further comprising:

a web browser; and

wherein the web browser is operable to send a request to the page group.

31. The software framework of claim 25 wherein:

the control is transactional.