FULFILLMENT TRACKING IN ASSET-DRIVEN WORKFLOW MODELING

摘要

Asset-driven workflow dependency management establishes connections between activities based on the descriptions of the assets used as inputs and/or outputs for each activity. Graphical representations of activities are used to model venders, facilities and other production activities. The activity models produce and/or consume assets that represent the deliverables that are transferred between activities. Using the models of activities, a model of the production pipeline can be built from back to front Thus, a final result activity model is selected first and based on the assets required by the selected final result activity an appropriate activity that produces that required asset can be selected. This process can be repeated until the beginning of a process pipeline is reached. A real world process pipeline can then be formed based on the model and the model can be used to track the status of the real world production pipeline.

主权项

1. A method for tracking status in a workflow, the method comprising:
providing a model comprising:
a graphical representation of a first activity having at least a first input with an associated asset descriptor; anda graphical representation of a second activity having at least an output connected to the first input of the graphical representation of first activity based on an asset descriptor associated with the output matching the asset descriptor associated with the first input of the graphical representation of the first activity; and determining the status of at least one asset indicated by the matching asset descriptors that are the basis of at least the connection between the graphical representations of the first and second activities.