WORKFLOW PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD
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1. A workflow processing apparatus comprising:
- an input unit that inputs a workflow description document in which processes to be executed by the workflow have been described;
a reading unit that reads data, which specifies a protocol for executing a process, from said storage unit; and
an execution unit that executes a process, for which a specific protocol used at the time of execution has not been described in the workflow description document, using the protocol specified by the data read by the reading unit.
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Abstract
A workflow processing apparatus inputs a workflow description document in which a processes to be executed by a workflow have been described, reads data specifying a protocol, which corresponds to a process, from a memory, and executes a process, for which a specific protocol used at the time of execution has not been described in the workflow description document, using the protocol specified by the read data.
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1. A workflow processing apparatus comprising:
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an input unit that inputs a workflow description document in which processes to be executed by the workflow have been described; a reading unit that reads data, which specifies a protocol for executing a process, from said storage unit; and an execution unit that executes a process, for which a specific protocol used at the time of execution has not been described in the workflow description document, using the protocol specified by the data read by the reading unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A workflow processing method for processing a workflow, comprising:
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an input step of inputting a workflow description document in which processes to be executed by the workflow have been described; a reading step of reading data, which specifies a protocol for executing a process, from a storage unit; and an execution step of executing a process, for which a specific protocol used at the time of execution has not been described in the workflow description document, using the protocol specified by the read data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A storage medium storing a computer program for processing a workflow, the program comprising:
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an input step of inputting a workflow description document in which processes to be executed by the workflow have been described; a reading step of reading data, which specifies a protocol for executing a process, from storage unit; and an execution step of executing a process, for which a specific protocol used at the time of execution has not been described in the workflow description document, using the protocol specified by the read data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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