Transformations between private and shared workflows

US7272816B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Karsten Schulz · Melbourne, AU
• Maria E. Orlowska · Maitland, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 29, 2003
• Grant date: Sep 18, 2007
• Expiry date: May 25, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/06
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for modifying an abstraction level of a workflow are described. For example, a workflow may be analyzed to determine a first plurality of tasks, and the first plurality of tasks may then be combined into a first virtual task within an abstracted workflow. Then, the first virtual task may be linked to the first plurality of tasks, such that a virtual execution of the abstracted workflow corresponds to an actual execution of the workflow. In this way, the abstracted workflow may be shared with other parties, while a level of confidentiality associated with the workflow is preserved.