Workflow management system, method and medium with personal subflows

摘要

Workflow management system (100) and method with personal subflows. A workflow system includes a workflow definition including an activity to be performed by a personal subflow. The personal subflow is defined by personal subflow activities and branch expressions associated with the subflow activities. A server (110) interprets the workflow definition and facilitates the scheduling and routing of work items in the system (100). A client (130) receives work items from the server (110) and displays information therefrom to a participant. The client (130) also receives data and control commands from the participant. A decision agent co-operates with the server (110) in the scheduling of work items by considering participant-provided data and a branch expression associated with a current personal subflow activity. <IMAGE>