Work flow management method and work flow management system of controlling a work flow
US6799314B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/10
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A work flow management method for managing execution of a plurality of works in a business process based on process definition information for defining the plurality of works and a processing order of the works. Control information is held for storing each work and the number of times a application program can execute processing associated with the work in correspondence to each other. When the application program for performing the processing associated with the work must be executed, it is determined whether the number of times the application program has already been executed is less than a predetermined value stored in the control information corresponding to the work which must be executed. The application program which must be executed is executed when the number is less than the predetermined value.
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