| 摘要 |
A comparison tool compares metadata that describes an original workflow and metadata that describes a customized workflow. The original workflow and the computer application provide original functionality. The customized workflow is a modified version of the original workflow. The customized workflow and the computer application provide customized functionality. Analysis results, such as a report, are generated that represent the customized functionality. The comparison tool may further compare the original workflow metadata and customized workflow metadata with metadata that describes an updated original workflow. The updated original workflow and an updated version of the computer application provide updated functionality. Analysis results may be generated that represent the customized functionality merged with updated functionality, and a merged workflow may be created. A workflow editor may generate the metadata by associating step-specific metadata, such as origin metadata, type-of-step metadata, and dependency metadata, with individual workflow steps in the workflows. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method for analyzing workflows associated with a computer application, the computer application installed in a client environment, the method comprising:
identifying first metadata describing an original workflow, the original workflow providing an original configuration of and the computer application, the original configuration providing original functionality; identifying second metadata describing a customized workflow, wherein the customized workflow is a modified version of the original workflow, the customized workflow providing a customized configuration of the computer application, the customized configuration providing customized functionality different from the original functionality; comparing, by a computer processor, the first metadata and the second metadata; and generating, based on the comparing, analysis results representing the customized functionality; identifying third metadata describing an updated original workflow, wherein the updated original workflow is a second modified version of the original workflow, the updated original workflow providing an updated configuration of an updated version of the computer application, the updated configuration providing updated functionality different from the original functionality and different from the customized functionality; further comparing, by the computer processor, the third metadata with the first metadata and the second metadata; generating, based on the further comparing, second analysis results representing customized updated functionality, the customized updated functionality including the customized functionality and the updated functionality; and creating a merged workflow based on the second analysis results, the merged workflow and the updated version of the computer application providing the customized updated functionality. |
