Workflow management apparatus and workflow management method
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1. A workflow management apparatus which manages a workflow for executing processing in accordance with work items representing operations, the workflow management apparatus comprising:
- a generator configured to generate a folder for a specific work item to be processed by an image processing apparatus;
a registration unit configured to register information on a location of the folder generated by the generator as a sending destination of the content generated by the image processing apparatus in accordance with the specific work item;
a storage unit configured to store the content supplied from the image processing apparatus in the folder serving as the sending destination of the content;
a log obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of job logs each of which corresponds to a job processed by the image forming apparatus and includes information on a user who operated the image processing apparatus and information on the user'"'"'s operation;
a selecting unit configured to select a job log corresponding to the content stored by the storage unit from among the plurality of job logs obtained by the log obtaining unit;
a specifying unit configured to specify a user who issues an instruction of the sending of the content in accordance with the job log selected by the selecting unit;
an authority determination unit configured to determine whether the user specified by the specifying unit has authority to access the specific work item to be processed by the image processing apparatus in accordance with information on the specific work item; and
an association unit configured to associate the content stored in the folder by the storage unit with the specific work item corresponding to the folder when the determination unit determined that the user specified by the specifying unit has authority to access the specific work item to be processed by the image processing apparatus,wherein the image processing apparatus which includes a program used to execute the workflow acquires the specific work item from the workflow management apparatus and processes the specific work item by using the program without sending the content to the folder generated by the generator, while the image processing apparatus which does not include the program sends the content to the folder thereby the specific work item is processed on the content at the workflow management apparatus.
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Abstract
A server apparatus generates a folder for content to be transmitted from an image processing apparatus, and sets a path of the folder to the image processing apparatus as a destination of sending of the content. The user is allowed to select one destination of sending set in a display panel of the image processing apparatus, and the image processing apparatus sends the content to the selected destination of sending.
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1. A workflow management apparatus which manages a workflow for executing processing in accordance with work items representing operations, the workflow management apparatus comprising:
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a generator configured to generate a folder for a specific work item to be processed by an image processing apparatus; a registration unit configured to register information on a location of the folder generated by the generator as a sending destination of the content generated by the image processing apparatus in accordance with the specific work item; a storage unit configured to store the content supplied from the image processing apparatus in the folder serving as the sending destination of the content; a log obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of job logs each of which corresponds to a job processed by the image forming apparatus and includes information on a user who operated the image processing apparatus and information on the user'"'"'s operation; a selecting unit configured to select a job log corresponding to the content stored by the storage unit from among the plurality of job logs obtained by the log obtaining unit; a specifying unit configured to specify a user who issues an instruction of the sending of the content in accordance with the job log selected by the selecting unit; an authority determination unit configured to determine whether the user specified by the specifying unit has authority to access the specific work item to be processed by the image processing apparatus in accordance with information on the specific work item; and an association unit configured to associate the content stored in the folder by the storage unit with the specific work item corresponding to the folder when the determination unit determined that the user specified by the specifying unit has authority to access the specific work item to be processed by the image processing apparatus, wherein the image processing apparatus which includes a program used to execute the workflow acquires the specific work item from the workflow management apparatus and processes the specific work item by using the program without sending the content to the folder generated by the generator, while the image processing apparatus which does not include the program sends the content to the folder thereby the specific work item is processed on the content at the workflow management apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for managing a workflow for processing work items representing operations, the method comprising:
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using a processor for generating a folder for a specific work item to be processed by an image processing apparatus; registering information on a location of the generated folder as a sending destination of the content generated by the image processing apparatus in accordance with the specific work item; storing the content supplied from the image processing apparatus in the folder serving as the sending destination of the content; obtaining a plurality of job logs each of which corresponds to a job processed by the image processing apparatus and includes information on a user who operated the image processing apparatus and information on the user'"'"'s operation; selecting a job log corresponding to the content stored from among the plurality of job logs obtained; specifying a user who issues an instruction of the sending of the content in accordance with the job log selected; determining whether the user specified has authority to access the specific work item to be processed by the image processing apparatus in accordance with information on the specific work item; and associating the content stored in the folder with the specific work item corresponding to the folder when determining that the user specified has authority to access the specific work item to be processed by the image processing apparatus, wherein the image processing apparatus which includes a program used to execute the workflow acquires the specific work item from the workflow and processes the specific work item by using the program without sending the content to the folder generated, while the image processing apparatus which does not include the program sends the content to the folder thereby the specific work item is processed on the content at the workflow.
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7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium which stores a program used to execute the method for managing a workflow for processing work items representing operations, the method comprising:
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generating a folder for a specific work item to be processed by an image processing apparatus; registering information on a location of the generated folder as a sending destination of the content generated by the image processing apparatus in accordance with the specific work item; storing the content supplied from the image processing apparatus in the folder serving as the sending destination of the content; obtaining a plurality of job logs each of which corresponds to a job processed by the image processing apparatus and includes information on a user who operated the image processing apparatus and information on the user'"'"'s operation; selecting a job log corresponding to the content stored from among the plurality of job logs obtained; specifying a user who issues an instruction of the sending of the content in accordance with the job log selected; determining whether the user specified has authority to access the specific work item to be processed by the image processing apparatus in accordance with information on the specific work item; and associating the content stored in the folder with the specific work item corresponding to the folder when determining that the user specified has authority to access the specific work item to be processed by the image processing apparatus, wherein the image processing apparatus which includes a program used to execute the workflow acquires the specific work item from the workflow and processes the specific work item by using the program without sending the content to the folder generated, while the image processing apparatus which does not include the program sends the content to the folder thereby the specific work item is processed on the content at the workflow.
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