Patent ID: 8533290
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A workflow generation support method that supports a generation of a workflow including nodes, the workflow performing a plurality of procedures, the method comprising: a receiving step of receiving, from a user, a definition of a new node which is to be included in the workflow; wherein the received definition of each node includes a procedure ID relating to the node, the procedure ID representing at least one of the plurality of procedures; a judging step of judging whether the received definition is complete; in response to receiving a result that the received definition is incomplete from the judging step, a searching step of searching a storing unit for stored nodes which have been previously generated for a node whose definition relates to the new node; and a complementing step of obtaining the definition of the node found by the search, and complementing an incomplete part of the received definition using the obtained definition; wherein the complementing step divides the incomplete part of the received definition into two nodes.