Patent ID: 8056012
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a graphical workflow programming environment for routing at least one folder, the method comprising: providing, with a computing device, a workflow design platform comprising a process canvas for receiving at least one first graphical workflow programming object and at least one second graphical workflow programming object; and providing, with a computing device, at least one first graphical representation of the at least one first graphical workflow programming object and at least one second graphical representation of the at least one second graphical workflow programming object, the graphical representation adapted to be selected via an input device of the computing device by an administrator of the graphical workflow programming environment and inserted into the process canvas, wherein the at least one graphical workflow programming object comprises at least one graphical collection point configured for halting the routing of the at least one folder until the at least one folder contains a predefined quantity of each of a plurality of types of documents, wherein for different types of folders, the collection point requires different quantities of different types of documents to resume routing of the at least one folder, wherein the at least one first graphical workflow programming object is configured to perform an action when an overload limit is reached, and where the at least one second graphical workflow programming object comprises a graphical decision point that is adapted to route the documents based on metadata describing certain characteristics of the documents, wherein the graphical decision point further comprises an evaluation expression builder, and wherein the evaluation expression builder is adapted to evaluate the syntax correctness of an expression, wherein the evaluation expression builder is further adapted to evaluate the expression based on at least one item attribute and at least one work package property.