PROCESS AUTOMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING PROPERTY ATTACHMENT TECHNIQUES

摘要

The embodiments of the invention described herein employ sophisticated techniques for managing distributed processes in a process automation system. Specifically, one embodiment of the invention implements a general purpose property mechanism in which arbitrary data(210) is attached to any object in the system(233) (e.g., projects, procedures, jobs, job steps, resources, etc), thereby providing a convenient way to configure the system without modifying the underlying program code.