CN1636207A - Method for workflow processing through computer network - Google Patents
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Abstract
A computer system facilitates communication and business activities between multiple business entities by use of a common communications network, such as the Internet. The system stores a plurality of business objects which define business activities between parties. Each business object has a plurality of states each representing a stage of processing. A group of work units define functions that are performed for the business object and typically each work unit involves a transition between states of the business object. A series of business rules defines the validity of the work units for each state as well as restrictions on activities that can be performed by the business object. Preprocessing and postprocessing steps corresponding to the current environment are performed respectively before and after a completed data file is stored in a system database. A defined file format, such as XML, is utilized for the internal processing and storage of data for a business transaction. The system can receive the standardized file format or can translate any proprietary file into the standardized format. Communication to a recipient is done as a file with a format defined by the recipient. The output files can be either in the standardized format or translated into a particular required format associated with the recipient. New business objects can be added to the system to expand the range of business activities that can be supported. This is done on a modular basis so that any type of business activity and a wide range of businesses can be processed by the system.
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Technical field
The present invention relates generally to business telecommunication, specifically, the business transaction between relating to is in many ways handled.
Background technology
In the past few years, enterprise has adopted computer system in the running of many departments of portion within it.In most of the cases, adopt computer system to increase work efficiency widely.Enterprise realizes computer operation by increase extra software and hardware in existing system.This individual enterprise based on internal demands develops into enterprise and has created highly developed environment and computer operation efficiently, but the development of this inside has greatly hindered the business contact between the enterprise again.
Along with growing in strength of enterprise, data layout that it adopts and signal procedure are often different with other enterprise.When running into when needing professional dealing takes place between two enterprises, usually can run into data layout and the different obstacle of signal procedure that both sides adopt.This solves the incompatible problem of intercommunication structure that is run into regard to needing corresponding program and system.
Another obstacle of business contact between each enterprise is that a common business activity must just can reach required result through a series of service interaction between the transaction each side.Under many situations, these service interactions are undertaken by phone, fax, mail and Email.When working out the business activity plan, the efficient of doing like this is very low for the cooperative both sides of needs.
In view of having these communications that hinder business activity and the problem of operation flow, objectively need the process and the equipment of communicating by letter and effectively handling a series of business transactions between the incompatible data form that improves.And this system must come the needs of accommodate growth, new business activity and new industry and need not revise basic operational structures by the new information that adds required communication of definition and program step by step.
Summary of the invention
The selected embodiment of the present invention is the method that is used for being undertaken by computer system workflow processing between a plurality of users.Described method is from receiving the input data file from first user who initiates transaction, and wherein, described data file comprises a plurality of data cells.From a plurality of business objects of being stored, select one for described transaction use.Each business object comprises various states, (each working cell is associated with at least a state and many rules relevant with the working cell with selected state in a plurality of working cell.Selected business object once has a kind of state of selecting from various states.Next selecting a unit from a plurality of working cells uses for described transaction.By determine the legitimacy of selected working cell with reference to one of rule that interrelates with selected a kind of state of selected working cell and selected business object.If it is legal judging selected working cell, then carry out the function of selected working cell appointment.Next step is exactly an a kind of new state of selecting selected business object.Set up output file based on the performed function in selected working cell to small part.Final step is that described output file can be used by second user of system.Described second user is exactly the recipient.
Others of the present invention comprise: by the complete business activity of repeatedly carrying out repeatedly of said method; The file conversion that is received is become standard format; Use standardized internal data format; And convert output file to recipient previously selected form.The present invention also comprises aspects such as pre-service and post-processing operation.
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In order more fully to understand the present invention and advantage thereof, please read the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram that is connected to the data communication network of a plurality of users and transaction disposal system according to of the present invention,
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram that simple business object state is described with graphic method,
Fig. 3 be the definition business object function shown in Figure 2 form, comprise the tabulation of the state, working cell, rule, pre-treatment step and the post-processing step that interrelate with described business object,
Fig. 4 is the general example of the process flow diagram of the explanation treatment step relevant with the present invention,
Fig. 5 is explanation and particular file types and the transaction synoptic diagram handle the transaction that operation interrelates the processing stage,
The particular instance of Fig. 6 is a business object, promptly flood tide formula order, it comprises various states and a plurality of defined working cell,
Fig. 7 is the information table of definition business object shown in Figure 6, comprises state, working cell, rule, pre-treatment step and post-processing step,
Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B comprise the detail flowchart of describing implementation procedure of the present invention,
Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B represent that transaction describes, as the example of (translation, processing and file transmit) relate to three that use the special data type processing stage of the present invention,
Figure 10 is the example as the exclusive text formatting of rising tide formula order example,
Figure 11 is the example about the RealXML file of new flood tide formula order that is used for the embodiment of the invention,
Figure 12 is the example about the exclusive X.12 formatted file of new flood tide formula order that transmits to the seller,
Figure 13 is the example of the proprietary format file that receives to receiving that output file shown in Figure 12 is reacted and from the seller,
Figure 14 is the constitutional diagram example about the signal of another business object of insurance claim processing, and
Figure 15 be the definition business object function shown in Figure 14 form, comprise the tabulation of state, working cell, rule, pre-treatment step and post-processing step.。
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The present invention relates to computer system and in many ways between the business transaction disposal route.Be used to realize computer network 20 of the present invention below with reference to Fig. 1 description.Work of the present invention is inseparable with communication network 22.Described network can be the Internet, public switched telephone system or any other communication system.Network 22 comprises a plurality of network terminals 24,26,28 and 30.The major function that the present invention carries out is carried out by the processor of the computer system 36 that links to each other with communication network 22.System 36 is by fire wall 38 access communications networks 22.System 36 further comprises web (WWW) server 40, database server 42, real time monitoring (REALMonitor) server 44, SNA (storage networking array) server 46 and FTP (file transfer protocol (FTP)) server 48.Be connected to each other by network (as LAN (Local Area Network)) 58 between the server 42,44,46 and 48.
Realize that server can dispose as required by any way when of the present invention, its function also can be distributed arbitrarily, can concentrate on one or several server, also can be distributed widely in a plurality of processors.
In an implementation of the present invention, under the environment of real estate, terminal 24 and 26 can be used by the loan supplier, and terminal 28 and 30 can serviced provider be used for and the supplier's communication of providing a loan.
The present invention includes and be used to handle transaction and for providing method for communicating between the entity of being engaged in business activity.For example, the loan supplier who is in terminal 24 and 26 need be in the service that the service provider provided of terminal 28 and 30.In the environment of this real estate, hundreds and thousands of the entities corresponding to the loan supplier are arranged, also may there be hundreds and thousands of entities corresponding to the service provider.In most of the cases, each all has itself data layout and information definition mode in these entities, and incompatible with the form and the definition of other entity.Another aspect of the present invention is to carry out transaction to handle, and makes business activity necessary between the each side become the necessary function of possibility so that finish.Main application fields of the present invention provides the commercial activity between the business entity, though it can be used for the transaction between retail brick and the client equally.
An important terms relevant with the present invention is " business object (businessobject) ".Business object is defined as the multi-functional business procedure relevant with various functions.Described process has various states, but only has a kind of state at one time, and the function that can carry out under each state is limited to some extent.These are limited in and are called rule here.Described business object comprises one or more working cells, and the latter defines the specific function in the described business object scope.In selected embodiment, realize described business object with the form of the program " object " of utilizing the object-oriented programming language.Comprise C++ and Visual Basic in this class method design language.In following document, object based programming has been done overall description: " Object Oriented Analysis and Design WithApplications " (" object-oriented analysis of application problem and design ") the 2nd edition, the GradyBooch work, version in 1994 is published by B.Benjamming/Cummings publishing company.This book is here also taken in as a reference.
Here the business object of indication also can realize with non-Object-oriented Programming Design language, but comprises equally and identical data structure element and the operation said here.Business object is mainly described the environment of service interaction between the each side.It is not the model of individual enterprise's built-in function.
As the general example of business object, see also business object by Fig. 2 and represented being called of Fig. 3 " business object #1 (BUSINESS OBJECT#1) ".Consult Fig. 2, business object #1 (BO#1) has 5 states, and they are 70,72,74,76 and 78, represent state A, B, C, D and E respectively.One of state of business object # 1 has the feature operation 80 that interrelates with state 72 (B).
As shown in Figure 3, defined systemic-function is kept in the data storage device 98 of Installed System Memory or disk one class.Storer 98 comprises piece 100, and latter's identification service object # 1 also shows that it has state A, B, C, D and E.Each state is represented a stage in the business object processing procedure.Storer 98 comprises piece 102, is used for identifying the working cell # 1 that interrelates with business object # 1 to #7 (82-94).Each working cell further comprises the definition of its specific function.
As shown in Figure 2, WU#1 (82) defines a kind of function, and it produces the conversion between state A and the state B; WU#2 (84) defines a kind of function, and it produces the conversion between state B and the state E; WU#3 (86) defines a kind of function, and it produces the conversion between state A and the state E; WU#4 (88) defines a kind of function, and it produces the conversion between state A and the state C; WU#5 (90) defines a kind of function, and it produces the conversion between state C and the state E; WU#6 (92) defines a kind of function, and it produces the conversion between state C and the state D; And WU#7 (94) defines a kind of function, and it only interrelates with the state B of business object # 1.
The storer 98 of business object # 1 also comprises piece 104, and it comprises one group of rule, is designated R# 1, R# 2, R# 3 and R# 4, and #1 interrelates with business object.These rules have been determined various requirement and restriction for the behavior of corresponding service object.Each bar rule all provides at particular environment.As shown in FIG., the state A of R# 1 and business object # 1 interrelates, and R# 2 and WU# 1 interrelate, and R# 3 interrelates with state B and WU# 2 simultaneously, and R# 4 and state C interrelate.But special and business object # 1 of each working cell in the piece 102 and 104 and rule and defined state thereof interrelate.
In the present invention, the each side that reception or transmission are involved in the communication all is called the user.Specifically, the user who starts transaction is called as promoter (initiator), and the user who receives the result of described transaction becomes recipient (recipient).More particularly, as shown in Figure 1, promoter's example can be the loan supplier, and recipient's example is exactly service provider or seller.But when the service provider initiated once the action, described service provider just can become the promoter, and the loan supplier just becomes the recipient.
As shown in Figure 3, in storer 98, each pretreatment operation is to define at specific business object and particular environment, and comprises specific function.At storer 98, pre-treatment step # 1 carries out for WU#1.Equally, all other pre-treatment step that define in storer 98 all have environment and the function of predesignating.
In most of the cases, be specific entity regulation pre-treatment step.Be generally specific entity regulation post-processing step.
In a similar fashion, in piece 108, there is post-processing step.Each post-processing step has definite environment and definite function equally corresponding to specific business object.When the environment that is suitable for specific aftertreatment entity exists, just carry out function corresponding to described entity.
Consult Fig. 1,2 and 3, one business objects, #1 for example is that this relation can be to set up by system 20 between any two users for certain specific contextual definition.Storer 98 is comprised in the system 36, is comprised in more precisely in the server 42.System 36 has stored a plurality of business objects, as shown in Figure 3, can be engaged in a large amount of business transaction item contacts between the user so that make, and each business object all comprises working cell, rule and any relevant pre-service and the post-processing step that has defined.
As a user, when the loan supplier who for example is in terminal 24 began to start a transaction as the promoter, he sent input files by network 22 to system 36.Also will further define below the described file, it causes selecting business object, makes system 36 carry out the series of steps that is defined by selected business object, as shown in Figure 2.In general, receive file from the promoter and cause setting up given state, for example state A about selected business object, perhaps cause after carrying out certain feature operation, making business object from a kind of state exchange to another kind of state.In most of the cases, the result that this state exchange or state are set up is to seek sensible recipient's communication path.In general, along with the process of business object is constantly carried out, will receive more file communication from the user, communication generally all makes the state of business object change and be accompanied by each time.This process goes on always, till running into the termination object.The bipartite business activity of the general expression of described object is finished, but also can represent business finish before activity end.
The data structure relevant with the present invention as shown in Figures 2 and 3 provides definition and modularity, so that can carry out effective, economical, far-ranging business transaction between a large amount of users.When system user needed, system 36 can expand, and promptly increased more business object.The largest benefit of this method is, can be by the business activity of brand-new type and novel data layout being integrated in the method for the inner definition of business object new element, and join in the storer 98 of system 36, make and to set up the special-purpose system of a cover for each class business transaction item of each industry, also need not come design system at the employed communication technology of industry inside specific transactions and unique data layout.
Fig. 4 has represented the basic flow graph of the course of work on the whole.Also to illustrate with reference to Fig. 1,2 and 3.At first piece 132, system 36 receives the input data file (IDF) from promoter (the loan supplier who for example has terminal shown in Figure 1 24).At piece 134, system 36 reads described input data file and selects specific business object, and this business object is designated to be used for this file.This is corresponding to the business object that before has been recorded in the storer shown in Figure 3 98.Described file also comprises concrete data, and described data are used for filling selected business object by system 36 in piece 136, sets up an example of described object thus.
As shown in piece 138, the file at system's 36 described input files of inspection or file place determines that concrete working cell, described working cell will be used for carrying out current transaction.
Usually employed here operation flow comprises a plurality of transactions, and each transaction is generally corresponding to a kind of state of business object.Flow chart shown in Figure 4 is shown in the processing procedure of the inner transaction that takes place of business object.
At piece 140, system 36 does not need the pre-treatment step carried out by checking that storer defines.If have, just carry out function corresponding to each pre-treatment step.The purpose of carrying out pre-treatment step mainly is in order to gather additional data.Next, at piece 150, system 36 is the function that defined is carried out in selected working cell.
After the function of carrying out defined for selected working cell is finished, with a file load data base, described file comprises from all relevant portions of user input data documentation and any additional information and the data that are obtained in pre-service and selected working cell operating period at piece 152 in system 36.
At piece 154, the environment that system's basis exists when entering this piece is carried out the aftertreatment of defined.Described transaction may need to produce certain output.This will finish at piece 156, at piece 158 output be sent to the recipient of appointment then.
Carry out post-processing step and mainly confirm or response message, illustrate and revised some thing or taked certain action in order to send.
In general, the processing of transaction as shown in Figure 4 will or cause to the identification of business object initial state or cause business object from a kind of state exchange to another kind of state.Result phase may be an intermediateness, and what and then come can be further state exchange, or final state, and the latter represents that the required function of specific business object finishes.Not all transaction all will carry out pre-service, and is same, neither the All Activity item all will do aftertreatment.
Now, we take the real estate business file processing as a setting example resolve the present invention.Supposing has numerous loan supplier, and they offer a loan for real estate project, and the service provider is provided by the service that provides real estate business required.The importance of this example is exactly the user, and the existing people who claims also has the recipient.Equally, in their business, use the affair that operates the real estate business of different forms.At present, this incompatibility has hindered the carrying out of real estate business, but this problem can solve within the scope of the invention.As time goes on, in some industry, for example real estate hereof with movable standardized format, thereby reduces this problem.In this example, loan supplier's client has proposed borrowing needs to buy the property of appointment as the people who interrelates with terminal 24 among Fig. 1.The loan supplier is called the promoter at first at this example, and he could borrow fund to this property after must finishing a series of formalities.A step in represented this process of this example is exactly, and judges by the loan supplier whether the property of being examined belongs to a large amount of heavy sellings.Described is judged usually is a step important in the ascertainment of loan process.In order to answer this problem, the loan supplier will explain at first what is " a rising tide formula order ", so that determine the rising tide formula level status of specific property.Domestic in the U.S., many various service providers (seller) are arranged, they can provide this type of information.Some seller only manages in specific zone, and nationwide seller may only cooperate with some loan supplier, rather than loosely cooperates with all loan suppliers.Because many loan suppliers manage national business, so under the situation that will handle thousands of orders, it is a little to handle single rising tide formula order possibility relative complex.
Further illustrating of the present invention, Fig. 5 has provided the synoptic diagram that transaction is handled, and carries out real estate order business processing from the angle of broadness.Be the rising tide formula order of this example on the one hand wherein.Transaction shown in Figure 5 is handled and is divided into three phases.They are: be used to import the stage 168 with format conversion; Be used for the stage 170 that transaction is handled; And the stage 172 that is used for format conversion/export/submit.In this example, the loan supplier is exactly promoter (I), further consults Fig. 5, next order of promoter, and as the order of flooring, in the stage 168, the promoter sends a file by network 24 arrival systems 36 from his terminal 24.This may be file 174 or the XML formatted file 176 with proprietary format.Received proprietary format file is placed in the group folders that keeps into specific promoter.The promoter puts into the particular file folder that the business object with particular work unit and required action interrelates with the proprietary format file.
If what described file was used is proprietary format, then the processing by translater 178 produces XML file 180.File 176 is corresponding to file 180.
In the example that current this real estate is handled, standard file format is selected extend markup language (XML) for use.Visible " Extensible MarkupLanguage (XML, the extend markup language) 1.0 " W3C that further specifies of XML advises that on February 10th, 1998, (totally 41 pages) included it for reference here.XML has described the behavior that a class is called the data object of XML file and has partly described the computer program of handling this class object.XML is a kind of form of SGML, and the latter is exactly the extending mark language (Standard Generalized Mark-up Language) by the standard of ISO8879 formulation.According to the rules, the XML file meets the SGML filespec.A kind of special construction of XML file has been selected to be used for defining the real estate business that the business object with defined interrelates and to handle required data.In order to handle in system 36, non-XML file is translated into the standard XML file.
Further consult Fig. 5,, select the business object of the data definition that the format XML file by the promoter provided for use in the stage 170.Described business object is in its file proprietary format document definition.The promoter selects suitable file.For the file (transaction) that each sent, also identify a working cell.Described working cell is fixed in the XML document, but is specified by proprietary format file in the selected file folder again simultaneously.Handle this thing in the stage 170 by service logic processor 182.There is system database 184 to participate in when carrying out this work.Described database is corresponding to the storer 98 of Figure 23.Database 184 comprises the set of business object, and working cell of introducing among previous Fig. 2,3 and 4 that is associated and rule etc.Carrying out pre-treatment step 186 according to current environment, mainly is to gather additional information.Finish after the pre-treatment step, the information in the current file is deposited in the database 184.Then according to current environment decision whether carrying out aftertreatment 188.
As the result who handles during the transaction treatment state 170, produced XML file 190.In the existing example of just introducing, send order and need select the recipient.If the recipient uses the XML standard format, file 190 is sent to be delivered to transmitter 192 and to send to recipient (R) with FTP (file transfer protocol (FTP)) method or by Email, and that select in current this example is the service provider.
If selected recipient does not use standard x ML file, just file 190 to be delivered to translater 194 and remove to produce proprietary format file 196, described file also is to send to the recipient's with FTP (file transfer protocol (FTP)) method or by Email.In the current example of saying, be " rising tide formula order (flood order) " to the file that the recipient provided, its form asks the form of rising tide formula order consistent with the recipient.At this moment, recipient's responsibility provides exactly and replys.According to this explanation, this step stipulates that concrete seller is as promoter (I).
Continue the example of this rising tide formula order, consult Fig. 6 and 7 definition business object # 7, the business procedure of described object representation rising tide formula order.Flood tide, and formula order process (business object #7) has state 220,222,224,226 and 228, respectively state A, B, C, D and the E of identification service object #7.Business object # 7 also comprises working cell 234,236,238,240,242,244 and 246, corresponds respectively to WU# 1, WU# 2, WU# 3, WU# 4, WU# 5, WU# 6 and WU#7.Fig. 6 again, the business object # 7 of flood tide formula order has state 220 (A), and the such state of its expression: the applicant has descended a new order.This part thing is finished by working cell 234 (WU# 1).After the seller finished sequence of operations and confirms to receive this part order, just after execution work unit 236 (WU#2), business object # 7 was transferred to state 222, expression " firm order ".Under this state, may needing to allow whichsoever, user (applicant or seller) appends to a file in the current file.This part work goes to finish by execution work unit 246 (WU# 7).Carry out this working cell can not make business object from a kind of state exchange to another kind of state, but can be revised as the information that given state is set up, exactly a file is appended in the file in present case.
In general, a square tube is crossed to system 36 and is submitted to a file that the working cell is performed, this part file or be used for identifying described working cell or putting into the file that is identified by selected business object and working cell.
The seller may be taken place can not handle order of being asked or the situation of being unwilling to handle the order of being asked.If such situation takes place, the seller just by submitting to portion to quote the file of working cell 238 (WU#3) and business object to system 36, makes business object be transferred to final state 224, just " refusal order " state.Be rejected at this state requestor's order that sends a notice, to the processing termination of business object # 7.
The seller can execution work unit 240 (WU#1), to requestor's loopback all required information of formula order of carrying out that flood tide, and finishes described order process at the final state 226 of business object # 7.
Having only when business unit is in state 222 could execution work unit 242, so that allow requestor or seller to cancel current order.No matter which side quotes described working cell, and business object # 7 will be transformed into final state 228 (E), finish the processing to business object # 7 thus.Can also select another approach to reach the deletion purpose, that is exactly that the requestor can go to delete the order of setting up at state 220 in execution work unit 244 (WU#6), so also business object can be forwarded to final state 228.
Referring to Fig. 7, the system of this example has storer 252, and it comprises a plurality of business objects, the business object # 7 that particularly has been defined.Shown in storer 252, there is piece 254 there, is used for identifying the state of specific business object (BO#7) and described business object.
Fig. 7 graphic extension storer 252 has the state of the business object # 7 of definition in piece 254 in interior, a working cell of definition in piece 256, the rule that interrelates with business object # 7 of definition in piece 258, the post-processing step that also has the pre-treatment step of definition in piece 260 and also have definition in piece 262 if any if any.In storer 252, before business object # 7 or later on, may also have a lot of business objects.
Refer now to the business object # 7 that sees among Fig. 7, WU# 1 the state A with business object # 7 is related.This is the working cell of a following new order.Referring to Fig. 5,170 send files (perhaps XML file or proprietary format file) by the requestor to system 36 processing stage that it being included in transaction, be submitted to recipient (seller) by the stage 172 then, its file adopts described seller before for receiving defined form.In general, carry out a working cell, be equivalent to from left to right pass by a step at process flow diagram shown in Figure 5, the result is that the business object (business object # 7 as shown in Figure 6) for current execution is set up new state.
The WU# 4 of Fig. 7 represents to cause being transformed into from state B the function of state D.The implementation of described working cell comprises: send file from the seller to recipient (loan supplier), its method is: the described processing procedure from left to right of transaction synoptic diagram in the execution graph 5, and to finish the order of appropriate format.This causes business object # 7 to be transformed into final state 226 (D) after order process is finished.
Can start WU# 5 so that cancel the existing order that has been identified by applicant or seller.This causes the conversion from state 222 (B) to state 228 (E).
In Fig. 7, a tabulation about rule is arranged, its expression is at business object # 7 performed function and movable restriction.Now relevant with specific business object rule is described below:
The R# 2 explanation is for state A, and effectively the working cell has only WU# 2, WU# 3 and WU# 6;
The R# 3 explanation is for state B, and effectively the working cell has only WU# 4 and WU# 5;
When described " transaction " arrives certain environment and condition, with regard to the post-processing step # 1 in the execution block 262.Working cell # 4 appears in described environment exactly.Aftertreatment is included as electronic funds transfer (Electronic Funds Transfer, EFT) operation of paying rising tide formula order and carrying out.
Represent the detailed process process of example of the present invention to be shown among Fig. 8 A and Fig. 8 B, and further specified at the example of rising tide formula order.
After starting block 276, enter piece 278 so that detect and in promoter's file, whether have input file.At piece 280, the file structure XML of inquiry to determine whether received file layout had before been determined will be made.If answer is sure, then transfers to piece 282 and remove to detect the file that is received and in file, identify good specific transactions object.The XML file is responsible for specified services object and the file of preserving corresponding to the private file of described selected business object and working cell.This business object is corresponding to one in the business objects numerous in the system storage, as 252 among Fig. 7.Concerning present example, selected business object is exactly business object #7.Continue Fig. 8 A, the answer of if block 280 is negated will transfer to piece 284 received file translation is become the XML form.This part work is finished by the translater 178 of Fig. 5.Behind the piece 284, transfer to piece 282 and do translation.
Behind the piece 282, the instantiation of business object selected in the piece 282 is built or be filled in to execution block 286.Continue to come piece 288, further check input file, look at which is the working cell of having chosen that interrelates with selected business object.This working cell is corresponding to one of the working cell such as definition in Fig. 7 piece 256.This working cell is fixed and corresponding with the file of preserving former proprietary format file in former XML document.
At this time system 36 has received the input file from the promoter, selects the business object that described file is given in assignment, the working cell of filling described business object and determining to be stipulated by the promoter.Transfer to 290 then, so that determine whether described business object is effective under current state or situation.Here refer to state A, B, C, D, E or do not import the situation of state at all.Here said situation is determined by the relevant business rule of selected business object, just as the 258 defined rules of the piece in Fig. 7 storer 252.If execution block 290 determines that working cell current under current state or situation is invalid, then get NO and be withdrawn into piece 298, send to the promoter so that produce an error message, next transfer to end block 300.
If the result of execution block 290 judges that current working unit is effective, then get Yes and be withdrawn into piece 296, so that determine whether should carry out pre-treatment step.For this reason, the 260 listed pre-service environmental facies that provided of piece among current environment and Fig. 7 are contrasted.If any one of current environment and listed pre-service running environment matches, then get YES and be withdrawn into piece 302, so that carry out one or more pre-treatment step.If any one is all misfitted in current environment and the environmental baseline of being stored, then get NO and withdraw from and turn to query block 304.Piece 304 is corresponding to another rule in the piece 258, and it is used for being defined in the validity of the data that exist described the processing stage.If there is invalid data in the result who judges this moment, then get NO and withdraw from and forward to piece 306, so that produce corresponding error message, and this message is issued the promoter, next be to transfer to end block 308.
The validity of data is to be determined by one group of rule about specific data type.For example, the figure of postcode data field should be 5 or 9 accurately, should not comprise any English character.Flood tide, and ranking (flood rating) can be A, B or C, should not comprise other letter, and can only be a letter.About the report of rising tide possibility, it must be the text of comment field.
If be judged to effectively, then get YES and be withdrawn into the desired and assigned work unit function associated of piece 310 execution in piece 304 data.The action that this service logic processor 182 (Fig. 5) that is included as the definition of described vocational work unit is taked.
After the piece 310, enter into query block 312, change so that check the situation that whether has selected business object.If then get YES and be withdrawn into piece 314 so that the new situation or the state of described business object are set.This is equivalent to specify new state for described business object, as shown in Figure 6.If do not have the needs of change at piece 312, just get NO and be withdrawn into query block 316.In this piece, determine whether and to send anything to the recipient, as file.If desired, get then that YES is withdrawn into piece 318, come piece 320 decisions then and transmit required conveyer mechanism, as FTP or Email so that determine to transmit required form.Next transfer to piece 322 so that carry out the transaction transmission about form and mechanism of present appointment.After the piece 322, transfer to query block 324, if response is NO then it also enters into piece 316.
In query block 324, make inquiry, judge in the situation of the post-processing step that piece 262 is enumerated among Fig. 7, have not with current situation to match.If answer is certainly, then transfer to the post-processing step that piece 326 goes to carry out appointment.Withdraw from so that transfer to piece 328 otherwise get NO, after piece 326 comes out, also enter this piece.In piece 328, produce the information of replying the promoter, if need take this action in this stage; The response message that is produced is sent to the promoter.Transfer to end block 330 at last so that finish this transaction, in most of the cases, the state transitions of current selected business object consequently.
Continue the example of rising tide formula order, consult Fig. 5,6,7,8A and 8B now.Suppose that the applicant submits a new order (Fig. 6) and execution work unit 234, business object # 7 is in state 220 (A).Receive a order again this state seller that sends a notice, now had about the specific data of described order.At this moment, the promoter can or the requestor or as among the business object #7 (Fig. 6) definition the seller.Suppose this example seller and wish to confirm described order, the seller will be designated as the promoter of next part transaction, and submit to a shown in Fig. 5 stage 168 input file to corresponding to as described in specific seller's file.The piece 278 of the 36 execution graph 8A of system is so that detect input file and then check at piece 280 whether this part file has correct XML form then.If not, just carry out translation steps by translater 178, as shown in Figure 5 at piece 284.
In step 282, check the business object that is identified in the input file from promoter's (is the seller in present case).Recognize the existing previous business object of having selected and having filled thus.Transfer to step 288 from step 286 then, the working cell of appointment from the input file that the seller receives for confirmation.For this example, be exactly the WU# 2 in piece shown in Figure 7 256.At piece 288, the rule of being formulated for business object # 7 will be called, so that determine whether described working cell is effective under described state.Rule # 2 shows that described working cell is effective under described state, withdraws from so that check the pre-treatment step that does not have necessary execution from piece 290 so get YES.For current environment, above-mentioned pre-treatment step does not exist, thereby gets NO and be withdrawn into piece 304, so that determine whether all existing data are all effective in just processed file.Tentation data is effective, then gets YES and is withdrawn into piece 310 so that carry out selected working cell from piece 304, Here it is working cell WU#2 (Fig. 7).This part work be by send received, also may be through translation, finish as XML file from the file 190 of service logic processor 182.
After making the needed file layout of recipient's (is exactly the seller in present case) clear, just transfer to the staged files piece 192 (Fig. 5) or translater 194, so that produce the proprietary format file or transmit existing XML file.Also to determine to use which kind of transfer mechanism, FTP or E-mail at specific recipient.Send described suitable file to the recipient then.
Whether further consult Fig. 8 B, entering query block 312 needs state to change so that determine existing business object (is exactly business object # 7 at current example).For this example, answer is YES, transfers to piece 314.In described, the state of the business object # 7 in the processor 182 will be transformed into state 222 (B) from state 220 (A).This is the state to loan supplier firm order.
Further consult Fig. 8 B, piece 316-322 is handled so that select file layout and transfer mechanism, then file transfers is given the recipient (loan supplier).
Next step is to enter piece 324 so that check whether to need the post-processing step carried out.This part work is by the post-processing step of the piece 262 of current environment and Fig. 7 is compared.If coupling is arranged, just gets YES and be withdrawn into piece 236 so that the pre-treatment step that puts rules into practice.Under the situation of this example, need not carry out any aftertreatment.At last,,, can send response message, confirm that described order disposes to promoter's (is exactly the seller in present case) as optional project at piece 328.
With reference to flood tide formula order more detailed the elaboration by Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B and Figure 10,11 and 12 of the present invention provided.The example of being set forth still belongs to real estate, specifically belongs to the processing of loan supplier to " rising tide formula order ", whether has the rising tide ranking so that determine particular industries.The system of Fig. 9 A and Fig. 9 B is divided into three grades, and they are: input and translation level 352; Order process level 354 is with output and send level 356.A kind of method to system's input is by Web (WWW) client 358,360 and 362, the latter is the part in WWW territory (web farm) 364, communicate by letter with Web server 366 in a conventional manner in described WWW territory, described server is the part of system 36.
The technology that sends file to system server has multiple, can be from wherein selecting a kind of use.This comprises: TransXML file 368; X.12 file 370; With proprietary format file 372.Web server 366 and program 382 cooperations, to produce the XML file of specified format, they transmit with the form of RealXML file 384.
In server, file 368,370 and 372 be saved to corresponding promoter and the corresponding file in working cell for the selection of proprietary format file in.They are subjected to program REALMONITOR 386 and monitor.Described program is responsible for discerning the form of file, and formative XML file 386 directly is transferred to RealXML file 384, and X.12 file is delivered to translater 388, provides file 384 by it; Proprietary format file 372 is delivered to translater 390, produces XML file 384 by it.
Yet the present invention is not limited to this a kind of industry, but can usually be applied to the business processing of any industry between in many ways.
At this time, RealXMLDb program 392 is carried out in the fixed working cell of reception document, if desired, finishes order and sends 400, comprises visit REALDelivery target program 402 (Fig. 9 B).
In step 404 and 406, RealXMLDb program 392 is also carried out any definite optional post-processing step.
Further consult Fig. 9 B, program 402 (RealXMLDb) response recipient's requirement produces and transmission RealXMLDb file 416, perhaps wakes written-out program 418 up.RealXMLDb file 416 is transported to TransXML file 422 recipient of appointment by TransXML output function 420.
Form receives file if X.12 described appointed recipient stipulates to use, and then follower 418 is delivered to translater 423 so that produce X.12 file 424 with the ready-made RealXML from program 402.
If the recipient has stipulated proprietary form, then follower 418 will be sent to proprietary format translater 426 from the standard x ML file of program 402, so that produce proprietary format file 428.
The proprietary format file 372 of rising tide formula order example is shown by the detailed example of Figure 10.Format XML file 391 is represented in the specific embodiment of Figure 11.X.12 file 424 is shown in detail by Figure 12.
The more detailed description of above-mentioned parsing to flood tide formula order process example can be with reference to figure 9A, 9B, and 10,11 and 12.In this example, the loan supplier, bank for example has its own text of form of regulation in advance by submitting one to, sends a flood tide formula order to system.This text is exactly a proprietary format file 372 shown in Figure 10.This part file is delivered to the import folders of loan supplier appointment on system's ftp server via FTP, as shown in Figure 1 48.
Then, this file is sent to RealXMLDb program 392, determine there whether described file belongs to the loan supplier who submits described file, and call to comprise and meet the specific program (object) that this loan provides the pre-treatment step of people's rising tide formula order requirement.A pre-treatment step regulation: when this loan provided the people to send portion rising tide formula order, system should automatically select a seller from the seller that a series of processes are examined.This is to make according to a whole set of rule that the loan supplier provides in advance.Finishing described pretreated result is that the specific seller of assignment receives this order.After pre-service is finished, with order file load data base 394.
File pack into finish after, RealXMLDb program 392 inspection aims at the post-processing step of this specific loan supplier and this particular type order regulation.A post-processing step of described specific loan supplier appointment is: the formula order is finished the back a credit report of proposition automatically in that flood tide.
The major function of finishing by the mode of submitting rising tide formula order to is that order is delivered to selected seller.This is to be the function of working cell appointment in file 372.RealXMLDb routine call order send the program of passing 400 to go complete order to send and passs required subsequent step.Order send the program of passing 400 to check that database 394 is to make call format, the transfer mechanism of selected seller to new order clear.In this example, selected seller like that flood tide formula order uses form X.12 and described order is put into the export folders of the FPT of system server 48.Delivery program 400 is called the form (X.12) that translater 422 becomes file conversion selected seller requirements.Then, translater 422 deposits selected seller's file 424 in the export folders related with the seller in the ftp server 48 in, makes the seller take voluntarily.The seller also can select file is directly sent to the seller.
Proprietary text formatting file 372 shown in Figure 10 comprises that the seller is that particular industries is signed and issued all required information of rising tide status report.When this file is presented loan during the supplier, it is sent in the corresponding file in assigned work unit with the specific transactions object.At this example is exactly " new order input " working cell of business object #7 (order).System 36 discerns above-mentioned business unit and working cell by stored file.
The file 391 of Figure 11 is examples of the standard x ML file of use in system 36 of the present invention.Business object is appointed as " order (order) " in " BO name (business object title) " field." create (establishment) " is appointed as in the working cell in " Identity action (sign action) " field.Each data element in the business object will come assignment according to field " tag name (tag name) ".The form of file 44 shown in Figure 12 is the selected in advance pre-service forms of seller.The part of this file is to quote the unique identification of the particular instance of selected business object.Described sign is " CESARG948321893652 ".
After the seller took or receive output file 424 away, the seller can confirm to have received described order by submitting input file as shown in figure 13 to.Described file comprises the identification number in the file 242 of reception.It is in first row and is identified as " orderIdentification (order identifier) ".Identification number in system's 36 use files 430 connects the instantiation of described file and selected business object (being business object # 7 in this example).
Though the invention has been described with reference to the real estate transaction item above, it is equally applicable to the communication and the processing of business activity between the enterprise in other industry and field.Modular structure of the present invention allows to increase as required business object and related working cell, rule, pre-service and post-processing step.Figure 14 and Figure 15 have illustrated the process that another business object is joined system 36.This example is handled about the car insurance claim.The each side that relates in the processing comprises that large-scale label are protected the auto repair shop of company, the people that insures, mandate, Hezhou, police office mobile management is affixed one's name to.Handling an automobile claim need relate to a series of transactions of the above-mentioned individual of unit between in many ways and handle.Figure 14 has showed and has handled used business object #248.The working cell that interrelates with it, rule, pre-service and post-processing step are showed by Figure 15.
Business object #248 among Figure 14 has state 440 (A), 442 (B), 444 (C), 446 (D), 448 (E) and 450 (F).Also comprise working cell 452 (WU#1), 454 (WU#4), 456 (WU#3), 458 (WU#4), 460 (WU#5), 462 (WU#6) and 464 (WU#7).
Consult Figure 15, storer 470 comprises and is used for the piece 472 of identification services object #428 and designated state thereof.Piece 474 is specified the working cell corresponding with business object #428.Piece 476 is specified the rule relevant with business object #428.Piece 478 is described the pre-treatment step relevant with business object #428, and piece 480 is described the post-processing step relevant with business object #428.
After being ready to business object #248,, make system can handle input file, so that carry out every function of described new business object from the user with its system 36 of packing into.Here it is to the parsing of modularization characteristic of the present invention.
Generally speaking, mechanism provided by the present invention and program have reduced to communicate by letter between enterprise and the difficulty of professional dealing, the time of having saved spending thus and having been spent, have consequently improved work efficiency.
Though have been illustrated in the accompanying drawing several embodiments of the present invention and in " detailed description " above, described these embodiment, but, obviously, the present invention should not be confined to disclosed embodiment, and it can have the numerous mode that reconfigures and arrange, revises and substitute and not leave category of the present invention.
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1. method by the workflow between a plurality of users of computer system processor said method comprising the steps of:
So that start transaction, described input data file has a plurality of data cells from first user's input data file in reception,
One of business object of selecting a plurality of storages is used for described transaction, and each in the described business object comprises: various states; Separately with at least one a plurality of working cell that are associated in the described state; And many rules that are associated with state of from described state and described working cell, selecting and working cell, the business object of wherein said selection has one of described each state of once selecting,
Select one of described each working cell to use for described transaction,
One of described rule that contrast is associated with one of the working cell of the described selection of the business object of described selection and described state of selection is determined the validity of the working cell of described selection,
If determine that the working cell of described selection is effective, then be implemented as the function of the working cell appointment of described selection,
For the business object of described selection is selected new state,
Produce output file according to the described function of carrying out at the duty of described selection at least in part, and
Make described output file be applicable to second user of described system.
2. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: carried out pretreatment operation before carrying out the described step that produces described output file, so that collect the data of a relevant described business object.
3. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: carry out post-processing operation after the step of carrying out the function of being stipulated by the working cell of described selection, so that convey a message to the other side.
4. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: deposit the data relevant with described input file in database.
5. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described business object is the object that uses in the object based programming.
6. method by the workflow between a plurality of users of computer system processor said method comprising the steps of:
For use in transaction, described input data file has a plurality of data cells from first user's input data file in reception,
One of business object of selecting a plurality of storages according to the data in the described input data file is used for described transaction, and each in the described business object comprises: various states; Separately with described state at least a a plurality of working cells that are associated; And many rules that are associated with state of from described state and described working cell, selecting and working cell, the business object of wherein said selection has one of described each state of once selecting,
Select one of described each working cell to use according to the data in the described input data file for described transaction,
One of described rule that contrast is associated with one of the working cell of the described selection of the business object of described selection and described state of selection is determined the validity of the working cell of described selection,
If determine that the working cell of described selection is effective, then be implemented as the function of the working cell appointment of described selection,
For the business object of described selection is selected new state,
Produce output file according to the described function of carrying out at the duty of described selection at least in part, and
Make described output file be applicable to second user of described system.
7. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: carried out pretreatment operation before carrying out the described step that produces described output file, so that collect the data of a relevant described business object.
8. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: carry out post-processing operation after the step of carrying out the function of being stipulated by the working cell of described selection, so that convey a message to the other side.
9. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: deposit the data relevant with described input file in database.
10. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: described business object is the object that uses in the object based programming.
11. the method by the workflow between a plurality of users of computer system processor said method comprising the steps of:
For use in transaction, described input data file has a plurality of data cells and is stored in one of a plurality of files of being associated with described first user from first user's input data file in reception,
Be stored in one of business object that wherein described file selects a plurality of storages according to described input data file and use for described transaction, each in the described business object comprises: various states; Separately with described state at least a a plurality of working cells that are associated; And many rules that are associated with state of from described state and described working cell, selecting and working cell, the business object of wherein said selection has one of described each state of once selecting,
Select one of described each working cell to use according to the described file that described input data file is stored in wherein for described transaction,
One of described rule that contrast is associated with one of the working cell of the described selection of the business object of described selection and described state of selection is determined the validity of the working cell of described selection,
If determine that the working cell of described selection is effective, then be implemented as the function of the working cell appointment of described selection,
For the business object of described selection is selected new state,
Produce output file according to the described function of carrying out at the duty of described selection at least in part, and
Make described output file be applicable to second user of described system.
12. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: before carrying out the described step that produces described output file, carry out pretreatment operation, so that collect the data of a relevant described business object.
13. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: after the step of carrying out the function of stipulating by the working cell of described selection, carry out post-processing operation, so that convey a message to the other side.
14. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: deposit the data relevant in database with described input file.
15. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that: described business object is the object that uses in the object based programming.
16. the method by the workflow of computer system processor between in many ways said method comprising the steps of:
Detection is from first user's input file, and described input file is stored in the file of a plurality of files that are associated with described first user, and described input data file has a plurality of data cells,
Be used to produce the file of standardized format from the data of described input data file and the information that is associated with a described file in described each file of wherein storing described input file, the standardized format file of described generation comprises the identifier of one of the identifier of one of a plurality of business objects of having stored and a plurality of working cells of having stored that are associated with a described business object, and each described business object of having stored comprises:
(a) various states, the business object of wherein said selection have one of described each state of once selecting,
(b) at least one is associated in a plurality of working cells, each working cell and described each state, and
(c) many rules that are associated with state of from described each state and described each working cell, selecting and working cell,
Carry out and a described function that the working cell is associated,
Change the state of described business object,
Be the definite file layout of selecting of second user that will receive the output file that uses for described transaction,
The data that utilization is associated with described business object produce the output file of the file layout with described selection, and
Make described output file be applicable to described second user.
17. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: before carrying out the described step that produces described output file, carry out pretreatment operation, so that collect the data of a relevant described business object.
18. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: after the step of carrying out the function of stipulating by the working cell of described selection, carry out post-processing operation, so that convey a message to the other side.
19. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: deposit the data relevant in database with described input file.
20. workflow processing method as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that: described business object is the object that uses in the object based programming.
21. a method of utilizing the transaction of computer system processor between in many ways said method comprising the steps of:
To start transaction, described input data file has a plurality of data cells from first user's first input data file in reception,
Select business object from the business object of a plurality of storages, the business object of each described storage comprises:
(a) various states, the business object of wherein said selection have a kind of state in described each state of once selecting,
(b) a plurality of working cells, each described working cell is associated with at least a state in described each state, and
(c) many rules that are associated with state of from described each state and described each working cell, selecting and working cell,
From described each working cell, select first working cell,
Be implemented as the function of described first working cell definition,
Establish first kind of state in described each state with described first working cell with becoming,
Business object based on described selection produces first output file,
Make described first output file be applicable to the recipient,
Reception is from described recipient's first input file,
Response is selected second working cell from described recipient's described first input file from described each working cell,
Change to second state in described each state with described second working cell with becoming,
Business object based on described selection produces first output file, and
Described second output file is applicable to based on the business object of described selection and described first user of described second working cell.
22. transaction disposal route as claimed in claim 21 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: before carrying out the described step that produces described first output file, carry out pretreatment operation, so that collect the data of the business object of relevant described selection.
23. transaction disposal route as claimed in claim 21 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: after the described step of carrying out the function of stipulating by the working cell of described selection, carry out post-processing operation, so that convey a message to the other side.
24. transaction disposal route as claimed in claim 21 is characterized in that may further comprise the steps: will deposit database in the data that described input file is associated.
25. transaction disposal route as claimed in claim 21 is characterized in that: described business object is the object that uses in the object based programming.
26. the computer system of the workflow between being used to handle in many ways, it comprises,
Be used for sending file and receiving the communication system of file from described each side to described each side,
The system storage that wherein has a plurality of business objects, each described business object comprises:
(a) various states,
(b) a plurality of working cells, each working cell is associated with at least a state in described each state, and
(c) many rules that are associated with state of from described each state and described each working cell, selecting and working cell,
Processor, in order to receive input file and to make one described input file and described each business object to be associated from the first party of described each side via described communication system, so that from described working cell, select a working cell, be implemented as a kind of state in function of stipulating a described working cell and described each state of the setting up a described business object, and
Described processor is connected to described communication system, so that make output file be applicable to second party in the described each side, wherein said output file becomes with a described business object and described input file.
27. the computer system of work of treatment as claimed in claim 26 stream is characterized in that comprising the pretreatment operation that is stored in the described system storage and is associated with the particular state of specific business object in described each business object.
28. the computer system of work of treatment as claimed in claim 26 stream is characterized in that comprising the post-processing operation that is stored in the described system storage and is associated with the particular state of specific business object in described each business object.
29. the computer system of work of treatment stream as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that comprising a plurality of translaters, the input file that is used for having predetermined format converts the levels of standards form that uses for described system to.
30. the computer system of work of treatment stream as claimed in claim 26 is characterized in that comprising a plurality of translaters, the levels of standards format conversion that is used for described system is used becomes predetermined output format.
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