Patent ID: 7349864
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer product, in a computer readable medium, program for managing a workflow to be executed in a computer system, comprising: instructions for receiving a request to terminate processing of a node which is a task of said workflow; instructions for referring to a node definition; instructions for analyzing a next node, for the start of which is defined to be prerequisite completion of processing of said node; instructions for determining whether a processing person of said node that has been completed is a person for processing said next node; and instructions for requesting said processing person of said node to process said next node if said determination means determines that said person for processing is the same person as said processing person, wherein a maximum time for analysis in which analysis is possible in said analyzing instructions is set in said node definition, wherein if said analyzing instructions has not been completed in said maximum time for analysis, a displaying procedure, is executed for displaying objects processable by said processing person to said processing person instead of said requesting instructions.