INSTANT MESSAGED FORMS BASED BUSINESS PROCESS DECISION POINT FACILITATION
First Claim
1. A method for instant messaged forms based business process decision point facilitation, the method comprising:
- detecting a decision point in a business process;
identifying a target collaborator for the detected decision point;
applying instant messaging presence awareness for the target collaborator; and
,forwarding a form within an instant message to the target collaborator only when the target collaborator is determined to be present for instant messaging.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to decision point management for a business process and provide a method, system and computer program product for instant messaging forms based business process decision point facilitation. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for instant messaged forms based business process decision point facilitation can be provided. The method can include detecting a decision point in a business process, identifying a target collaborator for the detected decision point, applying instant messaging presence awareness for the target collaborator, and forwarding a form within an instant message to the target collaborator only when the target collaborator is determined to be present for instant messaging.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for instant messaged forms based business process decision point facilitation, the method comprising:
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detecting a decision point in a business process; identifying a target collaborator for the detected decision point; applying instant messaging presence awareness for the target collaborator; and
,forwarding a form within an instant message to the target collaborator only when the target collaborator is determined to be present for instant messaging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An instant messaged forms based business process decision point facilitation data processing system comprising:
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an instant messaging server; a business process host platform supporting a business process through a process manager and a process data store; an instant messaging bot configured to apply instant messaging presence awareness to a plurality of collaborators associated with the business process; and
,decision point closure facilitation logic coupled to the business process host platform, the logic comprising program code enabled to, in response to encountering a decision point in the business process for a target collaborator, forwarding a form for the decision point within an instant message to the target collaborator only when presence is detected by the instant messaging bot for the target collaborator. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for instant messaged forms based business process decision point facilitation, the computer program product including:
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computer usable program code for detecting a decision point in a business process; computer usable program code for identifying a target collaborator for the detected decision point; computer usable program code for applying instant messaging presence awareness for the target collaborator; and
,computer usable program code for forwarding a form within an instant message to the target collaborator only when the target collaborator is determined to be present for instant messaging. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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