EXTERNALIZED DECISION MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
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Abstract
Within a business process, a decision reference can be defined at an insertion point. The decision reference can be associated with one of a plurality of different decision modes. Each decision mode can indicate a different process for selecting one or more activities of the business process to be performed according to a result of a decision service to be implemented for the decision reference. A description file can be generated for the decision reference specifying, at least in part, the associated decision mode.
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24 Claims
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9. A system, comprising:
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a processor configured to initiate executable operations comprising; generating a decision reference at an insertion point within a business process;
associating, using a processor, the decision reference with one of a plurality of different decision modes;wherein each decision mode indicates a different process for selecting one or more activities of the business process to be performed according to a result of a decision service to be implemented for the decision reference; and generating a decision description file for the decision reference specifying, at least in part, the associated decision mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program code that, when executed, configures a processor to perform executable operations comprising; generating a decision reference at an insertion point within a business process;
associating, using a processor, the decision reference with one of a plurality of different decision modes;wherein each decision mode indicates a different process for selecting one or more activities of the business process to be performed according to a result of a decision service to be implemented for the decision reference; and generating a decision description file for the decision reference specifying, at least in part, the associated decision mode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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