Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a memory to store,
• for each of a plurality of flows each flow containing a series of processes executable to electronic data, flow information that defines program identification information identifying one or more programs executing the flow of series of processes and an execution order of the one or more programs, in association with flow identification information for identifying the flow information, and
• for each of a plurality of events, event identification information for identifying the event that triggers a start of execution of the flow of the series of processes, in association with the flow identification information and, in association with said each of the plurality of events, condition information indicating a condition for starting the execution of the series of processes associated with said each of the plurality of events;
• and
• circuitry configured to,
• based on an occurrence of an event, read the flow identification information associated with the event identification information identifying the occurred event,
• based on the occurrence of the event identified by the event identification information, determine whether a condition indicated by the condition information stored in the memory in association with the event identification information is satisfied, and
• based on a determination that the condition is satisfied, execute each of the one or more programs in the execution order, as defined in the flow information identified by the read flow identification information, to perform the flow of series of processes executable on the electronic data.

An information processing method performed by an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• storing in a memory, for each of a plurality of flows each flow containing a series of processes executable to electronic data, flow information that defines program identification information identifying one or more programs executing the flow of series of processes and an execution order of the one or more programs, in association with flow identification information for identifying the flow information;
• storing in the memory, for each of a plurality of events, event identification information for identifying the event that triggers a start of execution of the flow of the series of processes, in association with the flow identification information and, in association with said each of the plurality of events, condition information indicating a condition for starting the execution of the series of processes associated with said each of the plurality of events;
• based on an occurrence of an event, reading the flow identification information associated with the event identification information identifying the occurred event;
• based on the occurrence of the event identified by the event identification information, determine whether a condition indicated by the condition information stored in the memory in association with the event identification information is satisfied;
• and
• based on a determination that the condition is satisfied, executing each of the one or more programs in the execution order, as defined in the flow information identified by the read flow identification information, to perform the flow of series of processes executable on the electronic data.