GENERATION OF USER INTERFACES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PROCESSES WITH ASSOCIATED DATA OBJECTS

• US 20120185791A1
• Filed: 01/13/2011
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation, MARANTEC MARANTEC Antriebs-und Steuerungstechnik GmbH & Co., KG
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Claussen, Shane C., Klicnik, Vladimir, Koenig, Dieter, Moser, Simon D., Nandi, Prabir
• Application Number:
  US13/005,578
• Publication Number:
  US 20120185791A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/772
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0633 Workflow analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/067 Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for managing a process with one or more associated data objects. The method includes automatically generating, by a computer processor, a user interface configured to allow access and manipulation of each data object from the one or more associated data objects. The access and manipulation may be based on at least a lifecycle state of the data object and a user role. The lifecycle state may be one of a set of states to and from which the lifecycle state can transition.

Claims

1. A method for managing a process with one or more associated data objects, comprising:

automatically generating, by a computer processor, a user interface configured to allow access and manipulation of each data object from the one or more associated data objects based on at least a lifecycle state of the data object and a user role; and

wherein the lifecycle state is one of a set of states to and from which the lifecycle state can transition.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

providing an interface element for executing a predetermined task on at least one data object selected from the one or more associated data objects.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user interface includes one or more data fields displaying data pertaining to at least one data object selected from the one or more data objects, the data being editable depending on at least the lifecycle state of the data object and the user role.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

changing a data object included in the one or more data objects based on input received through the user interface.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein each data object from the one or more associated data objects has a set of attributes, including the lifecycle state;

and

providing a list of the one or more associated data objects by display of one or more attributes from the set of attributes corresponding to each data object from the list of one or more associated data objects, each data object being selectable.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

filtering the list of the one or more associated data objects based on at least one attribute from the set of attributes.

7. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

providing a notification of a change to an attribute in the set of attributes of a data object included in the one or more associated data objects.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user interface is based on a process model in graphical notation.

9. A system for managing a process with one or more associated data objects, comprising:

a user interface generating module configured to generate a user interface that allows access and manipulation of each data object from the one or more associated data objects based on at least a lifecycle state of the data object and a user role, wherein the lifecycle state is one of a set of states to and from which the lifecycle state can transition; and

a computer processor configured to automatically generate the user interface.

10. The system according to claim 9, further comprising:

an interface element for executing a predetermined task on at least one data object selected from the one or more associated data objects.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the user interface includes one or more data fields displaying data pertaining to at least one data object selected from the one or more associated data objects, the data being editable depending on at least the lifecycle state of the data object and the user role.

12. The system according to claim 9, further comprising:

a data updating module configured to change a data object included in the one or more associated data objects based on input received through the user interface.

13. The system according to claim 9, wherein each data object from the one or more associated data objects has a set of attributes, including the lifecycle state;

and

a listing module that provides a list of the one or more associated data objects by display of one or more attributes from the set of attributes corresponding to each data object from the one or more associated data objects, each data object being selectable.

14. The system according to claim 13, further comprising:

a filtering module that provides a list of the one or more associated data objects filtered by at least one attribute from the set of attributes.

15. The system according to claim 13, further comprising:

a notification module configured to provide a notification of a change to an attribute in the set of attributes of a data object included in the one or more associated data objects.

16. The system according to claim 9, wherein the user interface is based on a process model in graphical notation.

17. A computer program product for managing a process with one or more associated data objects, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code configured to;

automatically generate, by a computer processor, a user interface configured to allow access and manipulation of each data object from the one or more associated data objects based on at least a lifecycle state of the data object and a user role; and

wherein the lifecycle state is one of a set of states to and from which the lifecycle state can transition.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer readable program code is further configured to:

provide an interface element for executing a predetermined task on at least one data object selected from the one or more associated data objects.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the user interface includes one or more data fields displaying data pertaining to at least one data object selected from the one or more data objects, the data being editable depending on at least the lifecycle state of the data object and the user role.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer readable program code is further configured to:

change a data object included in the one or more data objects based on input received through the user interface.