Patent ID: 8239238
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a definition for a work item type usable by a plurality of applications, the work item type comprising a category of activity related to a software development effort, the method comprising: employing at least one computer processor to: (A) specify a plurality of fields, comprising a first field and a second field, for the work item type, each of the plurality of fields defining a characteristic of the work item type and having one or more allowed field values from which a user can select a selected field value, a field condition specifying that upon a change to a selected field value for the first field, a field value for the second field is changed to maintain consistency between the selected value for the first field and the selected value for the second field; (B) specify a plurality of definitions comprising: a workflow definition which specifies a manner of processing, by the plurality of applications, the work item type, the workflow definition specifying: a form definition which specifies a manner of displaying, by the plurality of applications, information related to the work item type on a display, the form definition specifying: (C) enable a user to access the work item type definition to modify the workflow definition and form definition specified in (B); wherein the work item type definition is provided via a data object.