Patent ID: 8752030
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of providing unified functions utilizing an abstraction layer in a workflow environment comprising the steps of: interfacing, by operation of a computer, one or more workflow engines and one or more business applications through said abstraction layer, the one or more workflow engines providing for automation of one or more business processes included in a workflow; intercepting, by operation of said computer and via a flow simulator within said abstraction layer, a workflow task in workflow execution associated with the workflow, the abstraction layer including scripting support that enables changing flow implementation logic and adopting dynamic business requirements in real time; and generating, by the flow simulator within said abstraction layer and based on flow simulator data representing a desired workflow behavior, a simulated response to the intercepted workflow task, the intercepted workflow task being part of the one or more business processes, the one or more business processes controlling how work of a business is performed.