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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2006
Alister D. Lewis-bowen, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sean J. Martin, Webster, MA (US);
Simon L. Martin, Hursey, GB;
Rouben Meschian, Boston, MA (US);
Matthew N. Roy, Brookline, MA (US);
Dan Smith, Stevens Point, WI (US);
Benjamin H. Szekely, Boston, MA (US);
Elias J. Torres, Lowell, MA (US);
Louis M. Weitzman, Brookline, MA (US);
Alister D. Lewis-Bowen, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sean J. Martin, Webster, MA (US);
Simon L. Martin, Hursey, GB;
Rouben Meschian, Boston, MA (US);
Matthew N. Roy, Brookline, MA (US);
Dan Smith, Stevens Point, WI (US);
Benjamin H. Szekely, Boston, MA (US);
Elias J. Torres, Lowell, MA (US);
Louis M. Weitzman, Brookline, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for graphically presenting compatible workflow steps to a user through a graphical user interface are disclosed. The method includes graphically displaying a plurality of steps in a workflow. A user's selection for at least one step in a plurality of steps to denote at least one selected step and at least one non-selected step is received. The method further includes determining if a set of one or more output parameters of the selected step is acceptable as an input of the non-selected step. An appearance of the non-selected step is graphically changed if the output parameters are acceptable. The method also includes determining if a set of one or more output parameters of the non-selected step is acceptable as an input of the selected step. An appearance of the non-selected step is graphically changed if the output parameters are acceptable.