Workflow management based on an integrated view of resource identity

US7389335B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Stewart P. MacLeod · Woodinville, US
• Kim Cameron · Bellevue, US
• James H. Booth · Issaquah, US
• Jonathan Fischer · Carnation, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 26, 2001
• Grant date: Jun 17, 2008
• Expiry date: Dec 14, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The described arrangements and procedures use a directory, with its integrated view of resource identity across a distributed system to dynamically execute and manage workflow solutions responsive to changes in the directory. Specifically, a state change to an object in a directory is detected. Responsive to detecting the state change, the state change is mapped to a corresponding workflow, which includes sequences of tasks. The identified sequences of tasks are then executed to achieve a desired state in the directory. The desired state is based on the detected state change.