WORKFLOW SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a form route manager configured to access a Web page, the Web page being associated with an initial travel reimbursement document configured to be populated by a user to produce a submitted travel reimbursement document,the form route manager configured to send an e-mail including a Web address associated with the submitted travel reimbursement document to a first destination address from a plurality of destination addresses associated with approval of submitted travel reimbursement document,the form route manager configured to receive an e-mail approval from the first destination address, the form route manager configured to send an e-mail containing the Web address associated with the submitted travel reimbursement document to a next destination address from the plurality of destination addresses.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to workflow systems and methods. In one embodiment, the invention relates to integration of a calendar system with a workflow system where a calendar event can initiate a workflow by sending a message to a form route manager. The completion of a workflow or step in the workflow can result in sending a message to a calendar system to generate an event. In another embodiment, the invention relates to the integration of workflow with a project management system that includes project segments, which are processes that can be defined and controlled by workflow routes. The project management system sends a message to the workflow system to initiate workflow and the workflow system sends a message to the project management system, for example, at the completion of the workflow route. The relationship between the workflow routes can maintain the relationship between the project segments. If the relationships between project segments change, the relationship between the workflow routes changes without added effort.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a form route manager configured to access a Web page, the Web page being associated with an initial travel reimbursement document configured to be populated by a user to produce a submitted travel reimbursement document, the form route manager configured to send an e-mail including a Web address associated with the submitted travel reimbursement document to a first destination address from a plurality of destination addresses associated with approval of submitted travel reimbursement document, the form route manager configured to receive an e-mail approval from the first destination address, the form route manager configured to send an e-mail containing the Web address associated with the submitted travel reimbursement document to a next destination address from the plurality of destination addresses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a form route manager configured to receive an e-mail from a user, the e-mail including a travel reimbursement document having an approval request, the form route manager configured to send an e-mail including the travel reimbursement document to a first destination address from a plurality of destination addresses associated with approval of the travel reimbursement document, the form route manager configured to receive an e-mail approval from the first destination address, and the form route manager configured to send an e-mail including at least one of the travel reimbursement document or a modified version of the travel reimbursement document to a next destination address from the plurality of destination addresses. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving a message from a user, the message including information associated with a travel reimbursement document; sending an e-mail including information associated with the travel reimbursement document to a first destination address from a plurality of destination addresses associated with approval of the travel reimbursement document; receiving an e-mail approval from the first destination address; and sending an e-mail including information associated with the travel reimbursement document to a next destination address from the plurality of destination addresses - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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