MANAGING FLOW-BASED INTERACTIONS WITH CLOUD-BASED SHARED CONTENT

摘要

Systems for managing content in a cloud-based service platform. A server in a cloud-based environment is interfaced with storage devices that hold one or more stored objects accessible by two or more users. The stored objects comprise folders and files as well as other objects such as workflow objects that are associated with the folders or the files. The workflow objects comprise workflow metadata that describes a workflow as a set of workflow tasks to be carried out in a progression. Processing of a workflow task and/or carrying out a portion of the progression includes modification of shared content objects. The processing or modification events are detected through workflow events, which in turn cause one or more workflow responses to be generated. Workflow responses comprise updates to the workflow metadata to record progression through the workflow and/or workflow responses comprise updates to any one or more of the stored objects.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
accessing, over a network, at least one server in a cloud-based environment that is interfaced with one or more storage devices that store one or more stored objects accessible by two or more users, the stored objects comprising at least one shared content object being a folder or a file and at least one object being a workflow object that is associated with the folder or the file; selecting, from the one or more stored objects, the at least one workflow object that is associated with the shared content object, the at least one workflow object comprising workflow metadata that describes a workflow as having a plurality of workflow tasks, wherein the workflow object and the shared content object have at least some shared attributes; processing a workflow task of the workflow object, wherein the workflow task modifies the at least one shared content object; detecting one or more workflow events in response to the processing of the workflow task, or in response to a modification of the at least one shared content object; and generating one or more workflow responses based at least in part on the workflow events, the workflow responses comprising at least one update to the workflow metadata.