EXTERNALIZED DECISION MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
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1. A method, 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.
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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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1. A method, comprising:
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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.
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25. A computer-implemented method of generating a decision description file, comprising:
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identifying a decision reference at an insertion point within a business process; selecting, one of a plurality of different decisions modes, to associate with the decision reference; generating the decision description file using the decision reference, the insertion point, and the selected one of the plurality of difference decision modes, wherein each of the plurality of different decision modes indicates a different process for selecting one or more activities of the business process to be performed based upon a result of a decision service to be implemented for the decision reference. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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