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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2001
Stewart P. Macleod, Woodinville, WA (US);
Kim Cameron, Bellevue, WA (US);
James H. Booth, Issaquah, WA (US);
Jonathan A. Fischer, Carnation, WA (US);
Stewart P. MacLeod, Woodinville, WA (US);
Kim Cameron, Bellevue, WA (US);
James H. Booth, Issaquah, WA (US);
Jonathan A. Fischer, Carnation, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
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.