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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2006
Jurgen A. Willis, Woodinville, WA (US);
Donald J. Mccrady, Redmond, WA (US);
John A. Rummell, Bothell, WA (US);
Jurgen A. Willis, Woodinville, WA (US);
Donald J. McCrady, Redmond, WA (US);
John A. Rummell, Bothell, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Various technologies for integrating workflow services are described. In accordance with one described embodiment, an integrated workflow services system includes a host process, such as a Windows® application program. The host process hosts a workflow foundation runtime engine for executing workflows and a workflow foundation library. A workflow executable by the workflow foundation runtime engine may include an activity (e.g., a policy activity) that defines a ruleset that includes a number of rules (e.g., business rules). At least one rule of the ruleset is defined directly against the workflow. Furthermore, the activity has access to a rules engine capable of evaluating rules in the ruleset.