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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
May. 06, 2003
Alan Trefler, Brookline, MA (US);
Andreas G. Hofmann, Cambridge, MA (US);
Alan Trefler, Brookline, MA (US);
Andreas G. Hofmann, Cambridge, MA (US);
Pegasystems, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of automated workflow processing includes transforming an object, A, which is of class X, into an object which is of class Y. The method includes the steps of separating existing data elements of Afrom the object itself, generating new data elements corresponding to class Y, inserting the new data elements into object A, and computing values for the new data elements, possibly based on values of the old data elements. Other objects that referred to Abefore the transformation continue to do so afterwards. Values of data elements prior to transformation can be preserved, e.g., to facilitate review, to facilitate further transformation, and/or to facilitate back transformation.