Automatic redaction of content for alternate reviewers in document workflow solutions

摘要

A document workflow management system monitors progress of a document as it moves between various personnel to whom workflow actions have been assigned. It may send the document to the alternate person and then return the document to the original workflow when the alternate person has completed the action. If the document includes content that is subject to an access restriction, it will automatically redact that content before sending it to the alternate person, and it may return the content to the document when the document returns to the original workflow.

主权项

1. A method comprising, by one or more processors:
accessing a document workflow file, wherein the document workflow file represents a document management workflow for a document and comprises:
information identifying a plurality of workflow action personnel,for each of the personnel, an action that is to be taken, anda sequence pursuant to which the identified personnel are to take the actions; monitoring user status information for at least a portion of the workflow action personnel; determining that a condition exists that requires modifying the sequence by routing the document to an alternate person instead of one of the identified workflow action personnel; determining whether the document includes any information having an access restriction; determining whether the access restriction applies to the alternate person; and if the access restriction applies to the alternate person, modifying the document to yield a modified document that does not reveal the information, and causing the modified document to be routed to the alternate person.