Process management monitoring
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing process monitoring functionality, with the steps of:
- defining a process object comprising at least one task object;
defining for said task object at least one activity status;
providing rules within said process object, said rules defining a process object status based on said at least one activity status; and
executing said rules on said at least one activity status of said at least one task object to determine said process object status.
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Abstract
The inventions relate to computer-implemented methods, computer programs, computer program products, computers, and data structures for providing process monitoring functionality. A process object comprising at least one task object is defined. For said task object, at least one activity status is defined and rules within said process object are provided. The rules define a process object status based on said at least one activities status. The rules are executed on said at least one activity status of said at least one task object to determine said process object status.
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81 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing process monitoring functionality, with the steps of:
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defining a process object comprising at least one task object;
defining for said task object at least one activity status;
providing rules within said process object, said rules defining a process object status based on said at least one activity status; and
executing said rules on said at least one activity status of said at least one task object to determine said process object status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method for providing process monitoring functionality, with the steps of:
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defining a process object comprising at least one task object;
defining for said task object at least one activity status;
providing rules within said process object, said rules defining a process object status based on said at least one activity status;
executing said rules on said at least one activity status of said at least one task object to determine said process object status; and
selectably visualising said task and/or a sub-task, wherein upon selection of said task and/or said sub-task their respective status is editable.
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20. A computer-implemented method for providing process monitoring functionality, with the steps of:
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defining a process object comprising at least one task object;
defining for said task object at least one activity status;
providing rules within said process object, said rules defining a process object status based on said at least one activity status; and
executing said rules on said at least one activity status of said at least one task object to determine said process object status, wherein said rules define pre-requisites sub-task statuses and/or activity statuses have to match to reach certain process object status and/or activity status, respectively.
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21. A computer program for providing process monitoring functionality, operable to cause a processor to:
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store a process object definition comprising at least one task object, at least one activity status defined for said task object, and rules provided within said process object, said rules defining a process object status based on said at least one activity status; and
execute said rules on said at least one activity status of said at least one task object to determine said process object status. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer program product for providing process monitoring functionality, with a computer program stored thereon operable to cause a processor to:
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store a process object definition comprising at least one task object, at least one activity status defined for said task object, and rules provided within said process object, said rules defining a process object status based on said at least one activity status; and
execute said rules on said at least one activity status of said at least one task object to determine said process object status. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A computer for providing process monitoring functionality, comprising:
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storage means to store a process object definition comprising at least one task object, at least one activity status defined for said task object, and rules provided within said process object, said rules defining a process object status based on said at least one activity status; and
computing means to execute said rules on said at least one activity status of said at least one task object to determine said process object status. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A data structure for providing process monitoring functionality, with definitions for:
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a process object comprising at least one task object;
at least one activity status for said task object;
rules within said process object, said rules defining a process object status based on said at least one activity status, whereby said definitions provide executing said rules on said at least one activity status of said at least one task object to determine said process object status. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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