CN113535836A - Intelligent process engine service system and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
An intelligent process engine service system and method, the logical level of the system includes application layer, service layer, used for obtaining, data processing layer, and database, wherein the process management and design interface of the application layer provides the processing authority and operation type setting module for the manual processing node in the process; and the process engine of the service layer manages and controls the execution of the process by reading the settings. The system provides convenient and flexible configuration deployment according to a micro-service architecture, can be fused with an enterprise information system through a small amount of simple configuration modification, and can design a flow by completely operating on an interface without programming or modifying codes by a user; the flow design interface is simple and clear; the flow storage efficiency is higher, and the modification is more convenient.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of computers, in particular to an intelligent process engine service system and method.
Background
In the daily operation activities of an enterprise or organization, a plurality of complicated business processes are often existed, the workflow technology is the computerization or automation of the business processes, and the process engine is a system for defining, creating and executing the workflow. The system abstracts parts such as flow design, control, management and the like to form a software development platform, users only need to describe the work control flows of the users, flow engine software can automatically execute and effectively manage the control flows of the users, the users can quickly and flexibly generate enterprise workflow management software on the basis, and when the business flow changes, the system can quickly and automatically recombine to meet the requirements of the users without repeated development.
Some enterprises develop their workflow management systems by using open-source process engine systems, which mainly include jBPM and activti at present. In order to have good universality, the open source systems are often complex in functional design, provide unnecessary functions for a plurality of enterprise users in a short period, cause a plurality of interfaces, often need to reconstruct codes of existing products when being integrated into the existing informatization systems of enterprises, have certain influence on other functions in the existing products, are high in integration difficulty and difficult to maintain, and have influence on the execution efficiency of the systems.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides an intelligent process engine service system and a process creation execution method, and provides a more convenient and efficient visual process design tool for a user.
The intelligent process engine service system that this disclosure provided includes: the method comprises the following steps: the system comprises an application layer for providing a process management and design interface and an external system interface, a service layer for providing a process engine and an external interface service, a data processing layer for acquiring and managing process related data and a database for storing the process related data, and is characterized in that:
the process management and design interface provides a processing authority and operation type setting module for manual processing nodes in the process;
and the process engine controls the execution of the process by reading the settings.
Further, the process management and design interface provides draggable process primitives based on vector graphics for process diagram design;
and the process engine converts the process diagram formed by the vector graphics primitives into a JSON character string and directly stores the JSON character string in a database.
Further, the processing permission setting module adopts permission setting based on roles, and role options of the processing permission setting module include:
a system role;
a process role, i.e. a handler of other nodes in the process;
an organization mechanism;
a user, i.e., a designated handler;
and a handler selected by the form field.
Further, the setting options of the operation type setting module include: whether the node can transfer other people for processing when processing the work order; whether the work order can be cancelled; and the mode of the flow of the work order to the next node when the node has a plurality of processing persons.
Further, the draggable process primitive provided by the process management and design interface includes nodes and connecting lines, where the nodes include:
a start node indicating the start of the flow;
an end node indicating the end of the flow;
the branch node is used for decomposing the flow into a plurality of parallel processing lines;
the aggregation node aggregates a plurality of parallel processing flow lines together;
the manual processing node represents a link needing manual processing;
and the sub-process node refers to other processes without sub-processes.
Furthermore, the manual processing nodes adopt the same graphic elements, and the processors of the nodes are distinguished by setting the names of the nodes.
Furthermore, the system also comprises a management module for performing addition, deletion, check and modification on the existing process.
The present disclosure also provides a process creation executing method applying the intelligent process engine service system, including the following steps:
designing a business flow chart by dragging and clicking a graphic element based on a vector diagram in a WEB interface;
setting manual processing nodes in the flow chart, wherein the manual processing nodes comprise the names, processing authorities and operation rules of all the nodes;
the flow engine reads the setting and converts the completed flow chart into JSON symbols to be stored and issued;
and creating an example according to the issued flow chart, and managing and controlling the flow execution of the created work order.
Furthermore, the method also comprises the step of carrying out addition, deletion, check and modification on the existing flow.
According to the system and the method, a visual process design tool is provided through a highly abstract process engine, the operations such as process processing authority, circulation and the like can be realized through simple setting, and a user can develop a workflow system of the user on the basis of the operations, so that the code compiling and debugging difficulty can be greatly reduced, the development efficiency is improved, and the engine has good applicability and operability; meanwhile, by adopting vectorized primitives, the execution efficiency of the system is further improved.
Compared with the prior art, this disclosed beneficial effect lies in:
(1) the operations such as process processing permission, circulation and the like can be realized through simple setting, so that the code compiling and debugging difficulty in developing various complex business processes is greatly reduced, the development efficiency is improved, and the expenditure is saved;
(2) the node type is simplified, the interface operation is clearer, and the operation of a zero-base process designer is facilitated;
(3) the graphic elements based on the vector diagram are adopted, the drawn flow chart is converted into JSON character strings to be directly stored in a database, and compared with the mode that the graphic elements are stored in an xml form and then persisted in the database in the prior art, the graphic elements have higher storage efficiency and more convenient modification;
(4) and the adaptability to the web page is improved by adopting the vector diagram primitives.
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FIG. 1 shows a structural hierarchy of an exemplary intelligent process engine service system;
FIG. 2 illustrates a business process flow diagram designed using an example embodiment.
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Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While the preferred 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.
According to the exemplary embodiment of the intelligent process engine service system, the process engine system constructed by the graphical technology and the metadata technology is used for drawing the flow chart in a visual mode, and the control of the flow can be realized through simple setting, so that the system can be conveniently interfaced with the existing office system of an enterprise, the complex code compiling and system debugging are avoided, and the rapid construction of the workflow system of the enterprise can be realized.
The overall architecture of the system of the present embodiment is shown in fig. 1. The method is divided into four logical structure layers such as a data layer, a data processing layer, a service layer, an application layer and the like from bottom to top in a logical way:
the application layer provides a design and management interface of the flow chart, provides an interface of an external system and is used for designing and modifying the business flow chart;
the service layer provides various functions of the process engine and external interface service;
the data processing layer acquires process related data and manages the process related data by using a relational database technology, wherein the process related data comprises the following steps: the system comprises a process model, process configuration information, process processing personnel and authority information thereof, a process instance and execution information thereof and the like;
the data layer mainly stores the information such as the process model, the basic information, the process example and the like.
The system has the management functions of designing, storing and releasing the process, increasing, deleting, checking, modifying and the like of the existing process.
(1) Flow design
Like the prior art, the embodiment provides a flow design tool, provides draggable primitives for flow chart design, includes various types of nodes and links, and can complete the flow chart design by dragging and clicking the primitives in a WEB interface, where specific operation items include:
for nodes needing manual processing in the process, the process design tool of the embodiment provides a function module for setting authority of a process handler and setting operation types, and the lower process engine can manage and control the execution of the process by reading the setting, so that the trouble of compiling codes when the existing information system interface is adopted is avoided.
a) Authority setting
Namely, the authority management of the handler of each process node. The rights management is also managed Based on the RBAC model (Role-Based Access Control). The specific role types include:
b) operation type setting
The method is used for setting the circulation mode of the work order in the process. Specific setting options include:
allowing transfer: the node can be transferred to other people for processing when the work order is processed;
revocation is allowed: the node can cancel the work order when the work order is processed;
submitting the next node after all the processing is finished: when the node processes the work order, if a plurality of processors exist, the work order can be transferred to the next node after each processor finishes processing. If the item is not checked, when a plurality of processing persons exist, the first processing person signs in first, and other processing persons can not process the item after signing in, but only the processing persons can process the item.
In order to facilitate the operation of zero-basic process designers, the embodiment simplifies the primitives in the prior art, and only retains a few commonly used node types, so that the interface operation is clear. The specific nodes are as follows:
| node name | Description of the function |
| Start node | Indicating that the flow starts, a flow graph must have and only one start node. |
| End node | Indicating that the flow is over, a flow graph must have and only one end node. |
| Branch node | The flow is decomposed into a plurality of parallel processing lines which are used together with the aggregation node |
| Aggregation node | Multiple parallel processing flow lines are aggregated together and must be used in conjunction with branching nodes. |
| Artificial processing node | The nodes needing manual processing need to set authority rules and operation rules |
| Sub-process node | Reference is made to other flows without sub-flows. |
Meanwhile, in this embodiment, the execution subject of the flow is not distinguished by using the lane mode in BPMN2.0, the execution subject is distinguished by using the same primitive for the manual processing node and using the name of the manual node, and the flow diagram is designed as shown in fig. 2.
In order to further improve the execution efficiency, the embodiment adopts a flow visualization design tool developed based on lightweight svg, and then converts the flow chart drawn by the flow graphics primitive of which the front end is based on the vector diagram into the JSON character string to be directly stored in the database.
(2) And (3) storage and release: after the designed flow is stored and released, the trial can be started.
In order to manage a plurality of stored process versions, the present embodiment further performs state control on the process versions, and ensures that only one version in one process is in an enabled state, where the specific method is as follows:
a) saving and releasing the current flow chart as a saving state;
b) when the flow version is the flow diagram in the starting state, the flow diagram of the new flow version is generated for both storage and release;
c) when the flow version is the flow chart in the saving state, the saving only updates the flow chart, and the releasing changes the flow chart from the saving state to the forbidden state;
d) when the flow version is in a forbidden state, if a work order is created, a new flow version flow chart is generated by storing and releasing, if the work order is not created, the new version cannot be generated only when the node and the connecting line name are modified, otherwise, the new flow version is generated;
e) the flow version of the enabled state can only be modified, the flow version of the saved state can be modified and deleted, the flow version of the disabled state can be modified and enabled (if the work order is not created in the version, the flow version of the disabled state can also be deleted), and the flow of the disabled state can only be checked when the flow version of the disabled state is deleted.
(3) Process management
The process management is management of adding, deleting, modifying and checking process information, and management of basic process information such as process name, description, design of a process diagram, enabling and disabling of a process version is performed, so that a user can conveniently design the process diagram according to the needs of the user.
The method specifically comprises the following sub-modules:
a) and (3) query flow: inquiring the process information, inquiring the process according to the process name or the service type, and displaying the inquiring result in pages. And simultaneously, a new adding button and a deleting button are also provided, so that a process can be added and deleted, and a process editing button can be provided.
b) New/modified base information: and filling and modifying basic information, name, type and description of the process. The service type cannot be modified when the flow is modified. And clicking the next step to store the basic information of the flow when the flow is newly added, and then jumping to a flow chart design interface. And clicking to jump to a flow version list interface when the flow is modified.
c) And (3) inquiring the process version: all flow versions of the flow are viewed.
It can be seen that, compared to the prior art, the exemplary intelligent process engine service system is characterized in that:
a) the method provides convenient and flexible configuration deployment according to a micro-service architecture, and can be fused with an enterprise information system through a small amount of simple configuration modification;
b) providing a graphical process design tool, realizing a common business process development setting function through visual operation, and designing a process by completely operating on an interface without programming or modifying codes by a user;
c) the flow design interface is simple and clear;
d) the flow storage efficiency is higher, the modification is more convenient, and the like.
The method for establishing and executing the process by applying the above exemplary intelligent process engine service system comprises the following steps:
designing a business flow chart by dragging and clicking a graphic element based on a vector diagram in a WEB interface;
setting manual processing nodes in the flow chart, wherein the manual processing nodes comprise the names, processing authorities and operation rules of all the nodes;
the flow engine reads the setting and converts the completed flow chart into JSON symbols to be stored and issued;
and creating an example according to the issued flow chart, and managing and controlling the flow execution of the created work order.
In addition, the method also comprises the step of carrying out addition, deletion, check and modification on the existing flow.
The foregoing is illustrative of the present invention and various modifications and changes in form or detail will readily occur to those skilled in the art based upon the teachings herein and the application of the principles and principles disclosed herein, which are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive on the broad principles of the present invention.
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1. An intelligent process engine service system, comprising: the system comprises an application layer for providing a process management and design interface and an external system interface, a service layer for providing a process engine and an external interface service, a data processing layer for acquiring and managing process related data and a database for storing the process related data, and is characterized in that:
the process management and design interface provides a processing authority and operation type setting module for manual processing nodes in the process;
and the process engine controls the execution of the process by reading the settings.
2. The intelligent process engine service system of claim 1, wherein the process management and design interface provides vector diagram-based draggable process primitives for process diagram design;
and the process engine converts the process diagram formed by the vector graphics primitives into a JSON character string and directly stores the JSON character string in a database.
3. The intelligent process engine service system of claim 2, wherein the processing permission setting module employs a role-based permission setting, and the role options thereof include:
a system role;
a process role, i.e. a handler of other nodes in the process;
an organization mechanism;
a user, i.e., a designated handler;
and a handler selected by the form field.
4. The smart process engine service system of claim 3 wherein the setup options of the operation type setup module include: whether the node can transfer other people for processing when processing the work order; whether the work order can be cancelled; and the mode of the flow of the work order to the next node when the node has a plurality of processing persons.
5. The intelligent process engine service system of claim 4, wherein the process management and design interface provides draggable process primitives comprising nodes and connecting lines, wherein the nodes comprise:
a start node indicating the start of the flow;
an end node indicating the end of the flow;
the branch node is used for decomposing the flow into a plurality of parallel processing lines;
the aggregation node aggregates a plurality of parallel processing flow lines together;
the manual processing node represents a link needing manual processing;
and the sub-process node refers to other processes without sub-processes.
6. The intelligent process engine service system of claim 5, wherein the manual processing nodes use the same primitive to distinguish the handlers of the nodes by setting the names of the nodes.
7. The intelligent process engine service system of claim 6, further comprising a management module for performing addition, deletion, and modification on existing processes.
8. A process creation execution method applying an intelligent process engine service system comprises the following steps:
designing a business flow chart by dragging and clicking a graphic element based on a vector diagram in a WEB interface;
setting manual processing nodes in the flow chart, wherein the manual processing nodes comprise the names, processing authorities and operation rules of all the nodes;
the flow engine reads the setting and converts the completed flow chart into JSON symbols to be stored and issued;
and creating an example according to the issued flow chart, and managing and controlling the flow execution of the created work order.
9. The process creation execution method of claim 8 further comprising the step of performing an add/delete/modify operation on an existing process.
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