Patent ID: 6725445
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
In a workflow management system in a computing environment, a system for reducing a number of notification items sent to an addressee, comprising:definition means related to notifications for at least one process model with at least one activity of a workflow management system (WFMS); and means for associating a notification group with at least one process model and/or at least one activity, said process model and/or said activity being associated with a notification specification referring to an addressee, for whom the WFMS creates and to whom the WFMS sends a notification item if an instance of said associated process model and/or an instance of said associated activity is not completed according to certain conditions, wherein said WFMS sends to said addressee a notification group item as representative for one or more created notification items of associated process models and/or associated activities, thereby preventing said created notification items from being sent to said addressee.