CN111241100A - Workflow configuration system and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a workflow configuration system and a method, comprising the following steps: a first database unit adapted to store workflow information, the workflow information comprising a workflow identification, association information between the workflow and other workflows; a search engine unit, coupled to the first database unit, adapted to build an index for the workflow information stored in the first database unit, the index indicating a correspondence between the keyword and the workflow identification; and a service interface unit coupled to the first database unit and the search engine unit, adapted to receive the keyword from the client, acquire the workflow identification corresponding to the keyword from the search engine unit, and acquire the workflow information corresponding to the workflow identification from the first database unit and transmit the acquired workflow information to the client. The invention also discloses a workflow configuration method, a computing device and a computer readable storage medium.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of databases, in particular to a workflow configuration system and a workflow configuration method.
Background
As the use of databases has become more widespread, there has been an increasing use of graph databases. By designing workflows based on graph databases, automation of portions or the whole of business processes in a computer application environment can be achieved, enabling the process of transferring documents, information or tasks among multiple participants according to some predefined rules to be automated.
The workflow refers to a workflow and a business rule among operation steps of the workflow, and after the workflow is stored by applying the graph database, if a needed workflow is to be extracted from the database quickly, the workflow in the graph database needs to be retrieved. In the existing retrieval technology, activti workflow information is stored in an xml file according to BPMN2 or jPDL specification, and node information and an association mode among nodes in the workflow are not stored in a database by a structural model, so that node information query cannot be supported, and the existing workflow template obtained by searching matched nodes through keywords is not supported.
To this end, a new workflow configuration system and method is needed.
Disclosure of Invention
To this end, the present invention provides a data analysis system and method in an attempt to solve, or at least alleviate, the problems presented above.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a workflow configuration system including: a first database unit adapted to store workflow information, the workflow information comprising a workflow identification, association information between the workflow and other workflows; a search engine unit, coupled to the first database unit, adapted to build an index for the workflow information stored in the first database unit, the index indicating a correspondence between the keyword and the workflow identification; and a service interface unit coupled to the first database unit and the search engine unit, adapted to receive the keyword from the client, acquire the workflow identification corresponding to the keyword from the search engine unit, and acquire the workflow information corresponding to the workflow identification from the first database unit and transmit the acquired workflow information to the client.
Optionally, in a workflow configuration system according to the present invention, the first database unit is further adapted to store node information, the node information comprising node identification, node executor and node action information, and the workflow information comprising one or more node information; the search engine unit is also adapted to establish an index for the node information, the index indicating a correspondence between the keyword and the node identifier; and the service interface unit is also suitable for acquiring the node identification corresponding to the key word from the search engine unit, acquiring the node information corresponding to the node identification from the first database unit and sending the acquired node information to the client.
Optionally, in a workflow configuration system according to the present invention, further comprising: a second database unit adapted to store workflow files; the flow analysis unit is coupled to the first database unit and the second database unit and is suitable for analyzing the flow file, analyzing the flow file into a workflow file and workflow information, sending the workflow information to the first database unit and sending the workflow file to the second database unit; the workflow design unit is coupled to the flow analysis unit and the service interface unit and is suitable for receiving the workflow information modified by the user from the service interface unit, converting the workflow information into a flow file and sending the flow file to the flow analysis unit.
Optionally, in a workflow configuration system according to the present invention, the first database unit and the second database unit each comprise an interface module and a database module; the interface module is suitable for receiving and sending information with a module coupled with the database unit; the database module of the first database unit is a database; the database module of the second database unit is a relational database.
Optionally, in a workflow configuration system according to the present invention, further comprising: and the workflow execution unit is coupled to the second database unit and is suitable for calling the workflow file stored in the second database unit and executing the workflow.
Optionally, in a workflow configuration system according to the present invention, further comprising: and the monitoring unit is coupled to the workflow execution unit and is suitable for monitoring the workflow execution condition when the workflow execution unit executes the workflow.
Optionally, in a workflow configuration system according to the present invention, further comprising: and the scheduling unit is coupled to the workflow execution unit and is suitable for timing each node executing the workflow and executing the subsequent nodes at regular time when the workflow execution unit executes the workflow.
Optionally, in a workflow configuration system according to the present invention, further comprising: the plug-in service unit is coupled to the workflow execution unit and is suitable for executing the event triggered by each node in the workflow when the workflow execution unit executes the workflow; the plug-in service unit comprises different plug-ins adapted to perform different events.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a workflow configuration method adapted to operate in a workflow configuration system including a first database unit, a search engine unit and a service interface unit, the method including: the service interface unit receives the keywords from the client and sends the keywords to the search engine unit; the search engine unit establishes an index for the workflow information and the node information stored in the first database unit, and the index indicates the corresponding relationship between the keyword and the workflow identifier or the node identifier; the service interface unit acquires a workflow identification or a node identification corresponding to the keyword from the search engine unit, and acquires workflow information or node information corresponding to the workflow identification or the node identification corresponding to the workflow identification from the first database unit, and transmits the acquired workflow information or node information to the client.
Optionally, in a workflow configuration method according to the present invention, further comprising: providing a workflow design unit, a flow analysis unit and a second database unit; the workflow design unit receives the workflow information modified by the user from the service interface unit, converts the workflow information into a flow file and sends the flow file to the flow analysis unit; the flow analyzer analyzes the flow file into a workflow file and workflow information, sends the workflow information to the first database unit, and sends the workflow file to the second database unit.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computing device comprising: one or more processors; a memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for performing any of the methods of a data analysis method according to the present invention.
According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform any of a data analysis method according to the present invention.
According to the scheme of the invention, an index is established for the workflow stored in the database, and the index indicates the corresponding relation between the keyword and the workflow identifier, so that after the keyword input by a user is received, the workflow in the database is searched according to the index according to the keyword, and the workflow and the information corresponding to the workflow are sent to the client. According to the method and the device, the stored workflow can be quickly retrieved according to the keywords input by the user, and the retrieved workflow is provided for the user, so that the phenomenon that excessive time is consumed when the workflow and the corresponding workflow information are inquired is avoided, human resources are saved, and the situations that the expected workflow cannot be searched and errors are searched are reduced.
In addition, the invention stores the information corresponding to the workflow and the workflow respectively, stores the information of the workflow in a first database, namely a graph database, and stores the file of the workflow in a second database, namely a relational database. The workflow information stored in the graph database can not be directly searched, so that the workflow information can be searched, an index is built for the workflow information stored in the first database, the first database after the index is built can be quickly searched, the specific information of the workflow can be obtained, and the efficiency of searching the workflow information stored in the graph database is improved.
The foregoing description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and the embodiments of the present invention are described below in order to make the technical means of the present invention more clearly understood and to make the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more clearly understandable.
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Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a workflow configuration system 100 according to one embodiment of the invention. It should be noted that the workflow configuration system 100 in FIG. 1 is merely exemplary. As shown in fig. 1, the workflow configuration system 100 includes a first database unit 110, a search engine unit 120, and a service interface unit 130. The search engine unit 120 is coupled to the first database unit 110, and the service interface unit 130 is coupled to the search engine unit 120 and the first database unit 110.
The first database unit 110 stores therein workflow information including a workflow identification, and association information between a workflow and other workflows. The workflow refers to a workflow and a business rule among operation steps of the workflow, and each workflow comprises a workflow file and workflow information corresponding to the workflow. The workflow information includes a workflow identification, and association information between the workflow and other workflows. The workflow identification refers to a unique identification of each workflow, and the unique workflow can be determined through the workflow identification. The related information between the workflow and other workflows refers to the flow direction relationship between the workflow and the workflow, for example, after the node 4 of the workflow a and the workflow B are completely executed, the workflow B is executed. After receiving the workflow identifier sent by the search engine unit 120, the first database unit 110 retrieves the workflow information corresponding to the workflow identifier and sends the workflow information to the service interface unit 130.
The first database unit 110 includes an interface module and a database module. The interface module of the first database unit 110 receives and transmits information with the search engine unit 120, the service interface unit 130, and the flow parsing unit 150 coupled with the first database unit 100. The database module of the first database unit 110 can be implemented as a database. When the database module of the first database unit 110 is implemented as a graph database, the interface module can obtain the detailed information of the matched workflow from the graph database by using the Gremlin query language and return the detailed information to the client.
FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic diagram of a first data unit storage workflow, according to one embodiment of the invention. As shown in fig. 2, there is an association between workflow a, workflow B, and workflow C. Workflow B contains node 1, node 2 and node 3. And the node 3 of the workflow B turns to the workflow D, and the node 3 of the workflow B executes the workflow D after the execution is finished.
The search engine unit 120 creates an index for the workflow information stored in the first database unit 110, the index indicating the correspondence between the keyword and the workflow identification. The search engine unit 120 indexes each of the workflows stored in the first database unit 110 so that the workflow corresponding to the keyword can be retrieved through the index. The keyword is the name of each workflow, or a vocabulary contained in the name of the workflow, or a synonym of the contained vocabulary. The correspondence relationship established between the vocabulary and the workflow identification is an index of the workflow, each keyword can correspond to a plurality of workflow identifications, and each workflow identification can also correspond to a plurality of keywords. When the workflow configuration system 100 receives a keyword of a query workflow input by a user, the search engine unit 120 can quickly retrieve a workflow identification corresponding to the keyword through indexing, and sends the workflow identification to the first database unit 110 and the workflow name of the workflow to the service interface unit 130.
The service interface unit 130 receives a keyword from the client, acquires a workflow identification corresponding to the keyword from the search engine unit, and acquires workflow information corresponding to the workflow identification from the first database unit, and transmits the acquired workflow information to the client. The service interface unit 130 receives information from the client and transmits information to the client. The service interface unit 130 receives the keyword from the client and then transmits the keyword to the search engine unit 120; the workflow name of the workflow retrieved by the search engine unit 120 and the workflow information retrieved by the first database unit 110 are received. And sending the name of the workflow and the corresponding workflow information to the client.
The first database unit 110 is further adapted to store node information, the node information comprising node identification, node executors and node action information, and the workflow information comprising one or more node information. The node information refers to information included in a node in the workflow. The node identification in the node information refers to the unique identification of each node of the workflow, and the unique node can be determined through the node identification. The node executor refers to a subject executed by the node, namely a completer of the action of the node. The node action information refers to information included in an operation in a node when the node is executed, and specifically includes an object of the operation, a process of the operation, time of the operation, and the like.
Returning to one of the workflow configuration systems 100 shown in fig. 1, the search engine unit 120 is further adapted to build an index for the node information stored in the first database unit 110, the index indicating a correspondence between the keyword and the node identification. The search engine unit 120 establishes an index for each node stored in the first database unit 110 so that the node corresponding to the keyword can be retrieved through the index. The keyword may also be a name of each node, or a word included in the name of the node and the node information, or a synonym of the included words. The correspondence relationship established between the vocabulary and the workflow identifiers is an index of the nodes, each node can correspond to a plurality of workflow identifiers, and each workflow identifier can also correspond to a plurality of nodes. When the workflow configuration system 100 receives a keyword of a node input by a user, the search engine unit 120 can quickly retrieve a node identifier corresponding to the keyword through an index, and send the node identifier to the first database unit 110 and the node name of the node to the service interface unit 130.
The service interface unit 130 receives a keyword from the client, acquires a node identifier corresponding to the keyword from the search engine unit, and acquires node information corresponding to the node identifier from the first database unit, and transmits the acquired node information to the client. The service interface unit 130 receives the keyword from the client and then transmits the keyword to the search engine unit 120; the node name of the node retrieved by the search engine unit 120 and the node information retrieved by the first database unit 110 are received. And sending the name of the node and the corresponding node information to the client.
In the workflow configuration system according to the present invention, a second database unit 140, a flow parsing unit 150, and a workflow design unit 160 are further included. The flow parsing unit 150 is coupled to the second database unit 140, and the workflow design unit 160 is coupled to the flow parsing unit 150 and the service interface unit 130.
The second database unit 140 is adapted to store a workflow file, which refers to a workflow file having a format recognizable by a computer, the format of the workflow file including: xml. The second database unit 140 includes an interface module and a database module. The interface module of the second database unit 140 receives and transmits information with the process parsing unit 150 and the workflow execution unit 170 coupled with the second database unit 140. The database module of the second database unit 170 can be implemented as a relational database. When the database module of the second database unit 170 is implemented as a relational database, the interface module can store the workflow file in the relational database using the ORM framework Mybatis.
The process parsing unit 150 is adapted to receive the process file from the workflow design unit 160, parse the process file into a workflow file and workflow information, send the workflow information to the first database 110, and send the workflow file to the second database 140. The process parsing unit parses the process file into the workflow information and the workflow file after receiving the process file, and stores the workflow information and the workflow file in the first database 110 and the second database 140, respectively. Storing the workflow information in the first database 110 can facilitate indexing and retrieval of the workflow information. Storing the separated workflow file in the second database 120 can facilitate direct execution of the workflow file.
The workflow design unit 160 is adapted to receive the user-modified workflow information from the service interface unit 130, convert the workflow information into a flow file, and transmit the flow file to the flow parsing unit 150. After the service interface unit 130 sends the workflow and the detailed information of the workflow retrieved according to the keyword to the client, the user can edit the workflow at the client. And the user edits the image represented by the workflow file at the client, wherein the image comprises Microsoft Visio illustration and the like. The workflow design unit 160 converts the workflow information modified by the user into a process file according to the modification of the workflow by the user, and sends the process file to the process analysis unit 150.
In the workflow configuration system according to the present invention, a workflow execution unit 170, a scheduling unit 180, a monitoring unit 190 and a plug-in service unit 195 are further included, and the workflow execution unit 170 is coupled to the second database unit 140, the monitoring unit 180, the scheduling unit 190 and the plug-in service unit 195.
The workflow execution unit 170 is adapted to call up the workflow file stored in the second database unit 140 and execute the workflow. The workflow executing unit may retrieve the workflow file from the second database unit 140 and execute the workflow in response to a request for execution of the workflow from the client.
The monitoring unit 180 is adapted to monitor the execution of the workflow when the workflow execution unit 170 executes the workflow. The workflow execution condition comprises the progress of the workflow execution and the state of the workflow execution, and the state of the workflow execution comprises the execution, the suspension of the execution and the completion of the execution. The workflow execution condition collected by the monitoring unit can be fed back to the client, so that corresponding adjustment can be made according to the workflow execution condition.
The scheduling unit 190 is adapted to time each node executing the workflow and to time execution of subsequent nodes when the workflow execution unit 170 executes the workflow. The node information of each node in the workflow further includes one or more of an execution time of the node, an upper time limit for executing the node, and a time for executing a next node interval. The scheduling unit is used for timing each node, executing the node at fixed time and starting to execute the next node according to the execution time of each node.
The plug-in service unit 195 is adapted to execute events triggered by each node in the workflow when the workflow execution unit 170 executes the workflow; the plug-in service module comprises different plug-ins and is suitable for executing different events. The plug-in service module comprises different plug-ins and is suitable for executing different events. The plug-in service unit 195 provides for executing actions contained in nodes in a workflow when the workflow is executed. The actions contained in the nodes include sending mails, sending short messages, establishing reminders and the like.
FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a computing device 300, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 3, in a basic configuration 302, a computing device 300 typically includes a system memory 306 and one or more processors 304. A memory bus 308 may be used for communication between the processor 304 and the system memory 306.
Depending on the desired configuration, the processor 304 may be any type of processing, including but not limited to: a microprocessor (μ P), a microcontroller (μ C), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), or any combination thereof. The processor 304 may include one or more levels of cache, such as a level one cache 310 and a level two cache 312, a processor core 314, and registers 316. The example processor core 314 may include an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), a Floating Point Unit (FPU), a digital signal processing core (DSP core), or any combination thereof. The example memory controller 318 may be used with the processor 304, or in some implementations the memory controller 318 may be an internal part of the processor 304.
Depending on the desired configuration, system memory 306 may be any type of memory, including but not limited to: volatile memory (such as RAM), non-volatile memory (such as ROM, flash memory, etc.), or any combination thereof. System memory 306 may include an operating system 320, one or more programs 322, and program data 324. In some implementations, the program 322 can be arranged to execute instructions on the operating system by one or more processors 304 using the program data 324.
The computing device 300 may also include an interface bus 340 that facilitates communication from various interface devices (e.g., output devices 342, peripheral interfaces 344, and communication devices 346) to the basic configuration 302 via the bus/interface controller 330. The example output devices 342 include a graphics processing unit 348 and an audio processing unit 350. They may be configured to facilitate communication with various external devices, such as a display or speakers, via one or more a/V ports 332. Example peripheral interfaces 344 may include a serial interface controller 354 and a parallel interface controller 356, which may be configured to facilitate communication with external devices such as input devices (e.g., keyboard, mouse, pen, voice input device, touch input device) or other peripherals (e.g., printer, scanner, etc.) via one or more I/O ports 358. An example communication device 346 can include a network controller 360, which can be arranged to facilitate communications with one or more other computing devices 362 over a network communication link via one or more communication ports 364.
A network communication link may be one example of a communication medium. Communication media may typically be embodied by computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, and may include any information delivery media, such as carrier waves or other transport mechanisms, in a modulated data signal. A "modulated data signal" may be a signal that has one or more of its data set or its changes made in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of non-limiting example, communication media may include wired media such as a wired network or private-wired network, and various wireless media such as acoustic, Radio Frequency (RF), microwave, Infrared (IR), or other wireless media. The term computer readable media as used herein may include both storage media and communication media.
In a computing device 300 according to the present invention, the application 322 comprises program instructions that perform a workflow configuration method 400 that may instruct the processor 304 to perform some of the steps of a workflow configuration method 400 of the present invention so that the computing device 300 retrieves and configures workflows by performing a workflow configuration method 400 of the present invention.
Computing device 300 may be implemented as a server, e.g., a file server, a database server, an application server, etc., which may be, for example, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a wireless web-browsing device, an application-specific device, or a hybrid device that include any of the above functions. May be implemented as a personal computer including both desktop and notebook computer configurations, and in some embodiments computing device 300 is configured to perform a workflow configuration method 400.
Fig. 4 shows a flow diagram of a workflow configuration method 400 according to an embodiment of the invention. The method 400 is suitable for execution in a workflow configuration system, such as the workflow configuration system 100. As shown in fig. 4, the workflow formulation method 400 begins at step S410.
In step S410, the service interface unit 130 receives the keyword from the client and transmits the keyword to the search engine unit 120. The keyword is the name of each workflow, or a vocabulary contained in the name of the workflow, or a synonym of the contained vocabulary. The correspondence relationship established between the vocabulary and the workflow identification is an index of the workflow, each keyword can correspond to a plurality of workflow identifications, and each workflow identification can also correspond to a plurality of keywords.
Subsequently, step S420 is executed, and the search engine unit 120 creates an index for the workflow information and the node information stored in the first database unit 110, the index indicating the correspondence between the keyword and the workflow identification or the node identification. The workflow information includes a workflow identification, and association information between the workflow and other workflows. The workflow identification refers to a unique identification of each workflow, and the unique workflow can be determined through the workflow identification. The association information between the workflow and other workflows refers to a flow direction relationship between the workflow and the workflow.
Subsequently, step S430 is performed, and the service interface unit 130 acquires the workflow identification or the node identification corresponding to the keyword from the search engine unit 120, and acquires the node information corresponding to the workflow information or the node identification corresponding to the workflow identification from the first database unit 110, and transmits the acquired workflow information or node information to the client.
Fig. 5 shows a flow diagram of a workflow configuration method 500 according to a further embodiment of the invention. The method 500 is suitable for execution in a workflow configuration system, such as the workflow configuration system 100. As shown in fig. 5, the workflow formulation method 500 begins at step S510.
In step S510, the workflow designing unit 160, the flow parsing unit 150, and the second database unit 140 are provided.
Subsequently, step S520 is executed, in which the workflow designing unit 160 receives the workflow information modified by the user from the service interface unit 130, converts the workflow information into a flow file, and sends the flow file to the flow analysis unit 150. The user can edit the workflow at the client, and the user can edit the image represented by the workflow file at the client, wherein the image comprises Microsoft Visio illustration and the like. The workflow design unit 160 converts the workflow information modified by the user into a process file according to the modification of the workflow by the user, and sends the process file to the process analysis unit 150.
Subsequently, step S530 is executed, and the flow parser 150 parses the flow file into a workflow file and workflow information, and transmits the workflow information to the first database unit 110 and transmits the workflow file to the second database unit 140. Storing the workflow information in the first database 110 can facilitate indexing and retrieval of the workflow information. Storing the separated workflow file in the second database 120 can facilitate direct execution of the workflow file.
The various techniques described herein may be implemented in connection with hardware or software or, alternatively, with a combination of both. Thus, the methods and apparatus of the present invention, or certain aspects or portions thereof, may take the form of program code (i.e., instructions) embodied in tangible media, such as removable hard drives, U.S. disks, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, or any other machine-readable storage medium, wherein, when the program is loaded into and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes an apparatus for practicing the invention.
In the case of program code execution on programmable computers, the computing device will generally include a processor, a storage medium readable by the processor (including volatile and non-volatile memory and/or storage elements), at least one input device, and at least one output device. Wherein the memory is configured to store program code; the processor is configured to perform the method of the invention according to instructions in said program code stored in the memory.
By way of example, and not limitation, readable media may comprise readable storage media and communication media. Readable storage media store information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media. Combinations of any of the above are also included within the scope of readable media.
In the description provided herein, algorithms and displays are not inherently related to any particular computer, virtual system, or other apparatus. Various general purpose systems may also be used with examples of this invention. The required structure for constructing such a system will be apparent from the description above. Moreover, the present invention is not directed to any particular programming language. It is appreciated that a variety of programming languages may be used to implement the teachings of the present invention as described herein, and any descriptions of specific languages are provided above to disclose the best mode of the invention.
In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. It is understood, however, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures and techniques have not been shown in detail in order not to obscure an understanding of this description.
Similarly, it should be appreciated that in the foregoing description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, various features of the invention are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure and aiding in the understanding of one or more of the various inventive aspects. However, the disclosed method should not be interpreted as reflecting an intention that: that the invention as claimed requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following the detailed description are hereby expressly incorporated into this detailed description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of this invention.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modules or units or components of the devices in the examples disclosed herein may be arranged in a device as described in this embodiment or alternatively may be located in one or more devices different from the devices in this example. The modules in the foregoing examples may be combined into one module or may be further divided into multiple sub-modules.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modules in the device in an embodiment may be adaptively changed and disposed in one or more devices different from the embodiment. The modules or units or components of the embodiments may be combined into one module or unit or component, and furthermore they may be divided into a plurality of sub-modules or sub-units or sub-components. All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and all of the processes or elements of any method or apparatus so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or processes or elements are mutually exclusive. Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise.
The present invention may further comprise: a7, a workflow configuration system as in a6, further comprising: the scheduling unit is coupled to the workflow execution unit and is suitable for timing each node executing the workflow and executing subsequent nodes in a timed mode when the workflow execution unit executes the workflow.
A8, a workflow configuration system as in a7, further comprising: a plug-in service unit coupled to the workflow execution unit and adapted to execute events triggered by each node in the workflow while the workflow execution unit executes the workflow; the plug-in service unit comprises different plug-ins adapted to perform different events.
Furthermore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that while some embodiments described herein include some features included in other embodiments, rather than other features, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the invention and form different embodiments. For example, in the following claims, any of the claimed embodiments may be used in any combination.
Furthermore, some of the described embodiments are described herein as a method or combination of method elements that can be performed by a processor of a computer system or by other means of performing the described functions. A processor having the necessary instructions for carrying out the method or method elements thus forms a means for carrying out the method or method elements. Further, the elements of the apparatus embodiments described herein are examples of the following apparatus: the apparatus is used to implement the functions performed by the elements for the purpose of carrying out the invention.
As used herein, unless otherwise specified the use of the ordinal adjectives "first", "second", "third", etc., to describe a common object, merely indicate that different instances of like objects are being referred to, and are not intended to imply that the objects so described must be in a given sequence, either temporally, spatially, in ranking, or in any other manner.
While the invention has been described with respect to a limited number of embodiments, those skilled in the art, having benefit of this description, will appreciate that other embodiments can be devised which do not depart from the scope of the invention as described herein. Furthermore, it should be noted that the language used in the specification has been principally selected for readability and instructional purposes, and may not have been selected to delineate or circumscribe the inventive subject matter. Accordingly, many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the appended claims. The present invention has been disclosed in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.
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1. A workflow configuration system comprising:
a first database unit adapted to store workflow information including workflow identification, association information between a workflow and other workflows;
a search engine unit, coupled to the first database unit, adapted to build an index for the workflow information stored in the first database unit, the index indicating a correspondence between keywords and workflow identifiers; and
a service interface unit coupled to the first database unit and the search engine unit and adapted to receive a keyword from a client, acquire a workflow identification corresponding to the keyword from the search engine unit, and acquire workflow information corresponding to the workflow identification from the first database unit and transmit the acquired workflow information to the client.
2. The workflow configuration system of claim 1, wherein the first database unit is further adapted to store node information, the node information comprising node identification, node executor and node action information, and the workflow information comprising one or more node information;
the search engine unit is further adapted to build an index for the node information, the index indicating a correspondence between a keyword and the node identifier; and
the service interface unit is further adapted to acquire a node identifier corresponding to the keyword from the search engine unit, acquire node information corresponding to the node identifier from the first database unit, and transmit the acquired node information to the client.
3. The workflow configuration system of claim 1, further comprising:
a second database unit adapted to store workflow files;
the flow analysis unit is coupled to the first database unit and the second database unit and is suitable for analyzing a flow file, analyzing the flow file into the workflow file and the workflow information, sending the workflow information to the first database unit and sending the workflow file to the second database unit;
and the workflow design unit is coupled to the flow analysis unit and the service interface unit and is suitable for receiving the workflow information modified by the user from the service interface unit, converting the workflow information into a flow file and sending the flow file to the flow analysis unit.
4. The workflow configuration system of claim 3, wherein the first database unit and the second database unit each comprise an interface module and a database module;
the interface module is adapted to receive and transmit information from a module coupled to the database unit;
the database module of the first database unit is a database;
the database module of the second database unit is a relational database.
5. The workflow configuration system of claim 4, further comprising:
and the workflow execution unit is coupled to the second database unit and is suitable for calling the workflow file stored in the second database unit and executing the workflow.
6. The workflow configuration system of claim 5, further comprising:
the monitoring unit is coupled to the workflow execution unit and is suitable for monitoring the execution condition of the workflow when the workflow execution unit executes the workflow.
7. A workflow configuration method adapted to operate in a workflow configuration system comprising a first database unit, a search engine unit and a service interface unit, the method comprising:
the service interface unit receives a keyword from a client and sends the keyword to the search engine unit;
the search engine unit establishes an index for the workflow information and the node information stored in the first database unit, wherein the index indicates a corresponding relationship between a keyword and a workflow identifier or a node identifier;
the service interface unit acquires a workflow identification or a node identification corresponding to the keyword from the search engine unit, acquires workflow information or node information corresponding to the workflow identification from the first database unit, and transmits the acquired workflow information or node information to the client.
8. A workflow configuration method as recited in claim 7, further comprising:
providing a workflow design unit, a flow analysis unit and a second database unit;
the workflow design unit receives workflow information modified by a user from a service interface unit, converts the workflow information into a flow file, and sends the flow file to the flow analysis unit;
the process analyzer analyzes the process file into a workflow file and workflow information, sends the workflow information to the first database unit, and sends the workflow file to the second database unit.
9. A computing device, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program instructions;
the at least one memory and the computer program instructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the computing device to perform the method of any of claims 7-8.
10. A readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform the method of any of claims 7-8.
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