摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a graphical job editor for creating jobs in a multi-layer workflow architecture. <P>SOLUTION: The graphical job editor presents to a user a graphical representation of respective available devices 101-104 and operation provided by a service bus layer of the workflow architecture. Further, the present information regarding the capabilities of the respective devices and operation which are presented, is then determined by a user through simple graphical user interface objects and techniques. The graphical job editor uses the present information in the device capabilities presented by a service bus 122. The present device capability information of each device and operation in a job is updated when each operation is added to the determined job, thus assuring creation of a valid job processed in a specific workflow architecture. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT</p> |