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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2004
Ying-pong Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory Scott Johnston, Cary, NC (US);
Wayne F. Miller, Cary, NC (US);
Sharon Mckenna Sanders, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Alan Tsu-i Yaung, San Jose, CA (US);
Ying-Pong Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory Scott Johnston, Cary, NC (US);
Wayne F. Miller, Cary, NC (US);
Sharon McKenna Sanders, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Alan Tsu-I Yaung, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Devices, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for providing a graphical workflow programming environment for routing documents. First a workflow design platform is provided that comprises a process canvas for receiving at least one graphical workflow programming object. Next, a graphical representation of the graphical workflow programming object is provided where the graphical representation is adapted to be selected by an administrator of the graphical workflow programming environment and inserted into the process canvas, wherein the graphical workflow programming object comprises a graphical decision point that is adapted to route the documents based on contents of the documents.