SIMPLIFIED ENTITY LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

摘要

The technology disclosed offers a declarative framework that implements a machine for multi-step progression of interaction with an entity. The declarative framework is usable over and over for a broad range of applications because it provides a simple rule-based authoring tool that can be used for specifying different elements and components of a complex state machine, including state definitions, state transition triggers, state transition conditions and state transition actions. Once defined, the state machine is automatically generated and implemented based on the declarative input provided by a non-technical user.

主权项

1. A method of simplifying, for a non-programming user, creation of an entity management workflow, the method including:
generating for display a data entry columnar that accepts declarative input which specifies a state machine implementing an automated multi-step progression of interaction with an entity, wherein the data entry columnar includes:
at least one column for states in the multi-step progression;time based transition triggers;event based transition triggers;definitions of conditions; andalternative actions responsive to state transitions caused by at least one of time based transition triggers and event based transition triggers; receiving declarative input to the data entry columnar that defines state transition triggers which are alternatively specified by timers that cause state transitions upon expiration of a time period and by events that cause state transitions; and receiving declarative input to the data entry columnar that specifies selected alternative actions to perform responsive to the state transitions caused by at least one of time based transition triggers and event based transition triggers; and saving the declarative input or a workflow constructed from the declarative input.