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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2003
Applicants:
Donald Edward Benson, Erie, PA (US);
Steven Victor Kauffman, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Donald Edward Benson, Erie, PA (US);
Steven Victor Kauffman, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A customizable workflow is specified in a script that is associated with an object that is to be processed by the workflow. Both the object and the script can be stored in a content management system, with the object and script associated with one another by way of identifying the script in metadata stored in the system for the object. The script can be located by locating the object. The script can specify a sequence of a plurality of workflow processes that are performed over the life of the object.