Patent ID: 9501463
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: responsive to a generation of a first spreadsheet file: obtaining, without user intervention, based on the schedule, a first value of the cell in the first spreadsheet file at a first workflow activity of the first automated workflow process executing on a computing device and providing the first value to a second workflow activity of the first automated workflow process; calling the second workflow activity by the first automated workflow process executing on the comprising device; responsive to calling the second workflow activity by the first automated workflow process executing on the computing device, the second workflow activity, without user intervention: determining, at the third workflow activity of the first automated workflow process executing on the computing device, that the threshold value has been met based on the second value; and responsive to determining that the threshold value has been met, initiating a fourth workflow activity of the fist automated workflow process that exposes the second value as the output value and transmits from the computing device to the second automated workflow process a cell-based notification comprising the output value.