Patent Document ID: 8862698
Application ID: 13323339

Base Claim:
1. A method for deploying a process to a distributed network environment, wherein the process comprises a plurality of processing steps to be performed by a plurality of computing components of the distributed network environment, the method comprising: a. generating an Extensible Markup Language (XML) process package that defines information needed to execute the process; and b. deploying the XML process package to the plurality of computing components; c. wherein the XML process package comprises: a control flow definition, comprising a definition of the plurality of processing steps and at least one connection between the plurality of processing steps; and a data flow definition, comprising a definition of at least one dataflow between the plurality of processing components.

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Claim 11:
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the XML process package further comprises a definition of an organizational structure for executing the plurality of processing steps, wherein the organizational structure comprises at least one organizational unit, at least one role, at least one person, at least one relationship between the organizational units and/or at least one escalation manager.