Patent ID: 8392843

Claim:
A method of defining a workflow using a drag-and-drop workflow editor associated with a multi-function peripheral (MFP), the method comprising: arranging a plurality of source process icons in a graphical workspace, the plurality of source process icons corresponding to a plurality of source processes for sending digital information to the MFP; arranging a plurality of destination process icons in the graphical workspace, the plurality of destination process icons corresponding to a plurality of destination processes, including a file transfer protocol (FTP) for receiving the digital information from the MFP; and defining as a workflow the plurality of source process icons and the plurality of destination process icons arranged in the graphical workspace; wherein the workflow specifies the digital information received is sent to the plurality of destination processes corresponding to the plurality of destination process icons, and wherein the workflow is characterized by at least one of the following: multiple ones of the plurality of source processes and multiple ones of the plurality of destination processes.