WORKFLOW SCHEDULE AUTHORING TOOL

摘要

A workflow schedule authoring tool enables a user to author a workflow by arranging building blocks in a particular order. Building blocks may correspond to events, conditions or actions. Each building block is associated with source code that defines an action to be taken when the building block is processed. The order of the building blocks determines the workflow schedule process. The building blocks allow a user to establish logic conditions for how the tasks in the workflow schedule are executed. A building block may require a user to input parameters before the building block may be executed. The workflow schedule is associated with an event such that the workflow schedule triggers when the event occurs. The building blocks simplify workflow schedule authoring because the user does not need to write any code.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a tool for authoring a server-based process, comprising:
instantiating the tool in response to a request to generate the server-based process; providing building blocks within the tool for initiating selected actions within the server-based process, wherein the building blocks are arranged in a selected sequence; generating a mark-up language document according to the selected sequence of building blocks; and providing the mark-up language document to the server for execution.