Integrating computer applications using groupware products
First Claim
1. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, cause an groupware integration component to perform operations comprising:
- generating an instance of an interactive form that corresponds to an interactive form template wherein a form field of the instance of the interactive form includes an attribute value included in a computer processing application;
attaching the instance of the interactive form to a groupware data item to be provided to groupware computer application wherein the groupware data item includes data created or revised by the computer processing application; and
providing the groupware data item and the attached instance of the interactive form to the groupware computer application.
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Abstract
Techniques are described to enable a user to define an interactive form template that includes application attributes that are included in the processing computer application and are not otherwise included in the groupware application. At runtime, an instance of the interactive form is populated with attribute values from the processing computer application that correspond to the application attributes defined in the interactive form. The instance of the interactive form is sent to the groupware application as an attachment to a groupware data item. A person using the groupware application then may view additional attribute values from the processing computer application that are included in the interactive form and are not otherwise included in the groupware application.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, cause an groupware integration component to perform operations comprising:
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generating an instance of an interactive form that corresponds to an interactive form template wherein a form field of the instance of the interactive form includes an attribute value included in a computer processing application;
attaching the instance of the interactive form to a groupware data item to be provided to groupware computer application wherein the groupware data item includes data created or revised by the computer processing application; and
providing the groupware data item and the attached instance of the interactive form to the groupware computer application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing data to a groupware computer application, the method comprising:
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generating an instance of an interactive form that corresponds to an interactive form template wherein a form field of the instance of the interactive form includes an attribute value included in a computer processing application;
attaching the instance of the interactive form to a groupware data item to be provided to groupware computer application wherein the groupware data item includes data created or revised by the computer processing application; and
providing the groupware data item and the attached instance of the interactive form to the groupware computer application. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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