Events as activities in process models of workflow management systems
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1. A computer-based system comprising one or more computers storing an implementation of a process-model for a workflow-process-environment, said computer-based system comprising:
- said process-model managed and executed by said computer-based system;
at least one event-activity encompassed by said process-model, said event-activity being implemented as an activity of said workflow-process-environment, said event-activity associated with an event, has associated with it an input-container and/or an output-container, is the source and/or target of one or more control-connectors, is the source and/or target of one or more data-connectors, and wherein said event-activity is associated with a notification-mechanism defining at least one action to be performed by the workflow-process-environment if said event-activity is not completed within a freely defined time period;
said event-activity managing an event occurring internal or external to the workflow-process-environment, andwherein said event is implemented by an event-generator.
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Abstract
WFMS execute a multitude of process models consisting of a network of potentially distributed activities. Within this structure is the implementation of events within WFMS like any other process activity. Thus events are implemented as event-activities, a special type of an activity within said WFMS. Such an event-activity can manage an event occurring internal or external to the WFMS.
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1. A computer-based system comprising one or more computers storing an implementation of a process-model for a workflow-process-environment, said computer-based system comprising:
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said process-model managed and executed by said computer-based system; at least one event-activity encompassed by said process-model, said event-activity being implemented as an activity of said workflow-process-environment, said event-activity associated with an event, has associated with it an input-container and/or an output-container, is the source and/or target of one or more control-connectors, is the source and/or target of one or more data-connectors, and wherein said event-activity is associated with a notification-mechanism defining at least one action to be performed by the workflow-process-environment if said event-activity is not completed within a freely defined time period; said event-activity managing an event occurring internal or external to the workflow-process-environment, and wherein said event is implemented by an event-generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An article of manufacture comprising a computer user medium having computer readable code embodied therein storing an implementation of a process-model for a workflow-process-environment, said computer readable code comprising:
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computer readable code for causing a computer to effect process-model management and execution thereof; computer readable code for causing at least one event-activity encompassed by said process-model, said event-activity being implemented as an activity of said workflow-process-environment, said event-activity associated with an event, has associated with it an input-container and/or an output-container, is the source and/or target of one or more control-connectors, is the source and/or target of one or more data-connectors, and wherein said event-activity is associated with a notification-mechanism defining at least one action to be performed by the workflow-process-environment if said event-activity is not completed within a freely defined time period, and computer readable code for causing said event-activity to manage an event occurring internal or external to the workflow-process-environment.
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15. A computer program product for implementation of a process-model for a workflow-process-environment, said computer program product comprising:
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computer readable code for causing a computer to effect process-model management and execution thereof; computer readable code for causing at least one event-activity encompassed by said process-model, said event-activity being implemented as an activity of said workflow-process-environment, said event-activity associated with an event, has associated with it an input-container and/or an output-container, is the source and/or target of one or more control-connectors, is the source and/or target of one or more data-connectors, and wherein said event-activity is associated with a notification-mechanism defining at least one action to be performed by the workflow-process-environment if said event-activity is not completed within a freely defined time period, and computer readable code for causing said event-activity to manage an event occurring internal or external to the workflow-process-environment.
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