Event triggered notifications for collaborative processes

A collaborative process server computer comprising:

• a memory device storing executable code;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory device, wherein the executable code, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• receive at the collaborative process server computer, an indication that an originator has initiated, with a first collaborative process application, a computer implemented collaborative process that generates collaborative content associated with the collaborative process;
• obtain by the collaborative process server computer, a designation that events associated with the initiated collaborative process are to be tracked;
• share the generated collaborative content associated with the collaborative process with at least one recipient;
• obtain by the collaborative process server computer, information identifying the occurrence of at least one computer detectable event associated with the shared generated collaborative content other than a communication from any recipient back to the originator;
• automatically transform information associated with the collaborative process in response to at least one detected event associated with the shared generated collaborative content;
• and
• propagate a notification to the originator that informs the originator of the at least one detected event, wherein the notification is generated in response to the at least one detected event and is based upon the transformed information;
• wherein:
• sharing the generated collaborative content associated with the collaborative process with at least one recipient further comprises:
• providing a notice to at least one recipient that events are being tracked to send notifications to the originator, and
• providing each recipient that receives the notice with an option to enable sending notifications or disable sending notifications;
• and
• propagating the notification to the originator further comprises:
• refraining from propagating the notification when the at least one detected event is associated with a recipient that received the notice and that indicated the option to disable sending notifications, and
• evaluating at least one rule to determine at least one of when or how, the notification is propagated to the originator.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having program code stored thereon, the program code executable by a data processing system to initiate operations including:
• receiving at a collaborative process server computer coupled to a network environment, an indication that an originator has initiated, with a first collaborative process application, a computer implemented collaborative process that generates collaborative content associated with the collaborative process;
• obtaining by the collaborative process server computer, a designation that events associated with the initiated collaborative process are to be tracked;
• sharing the generated collaborative content associated with the collaborative process with at least one recipient;
• obtaining by the collaborative process server computer, information identifying the occurrence of at least one computer detectable event associated with the shared generated collaborative content other than a communication from any recipient back to the originator;
• automatically transforming information associated with the collaborative process in response to at least one detected event associated with the shared generated collaborative content;
• and
• propagating a notification to the originator that informs the originator of the at least one detected event, wherein the notification is generated in response to the at least one detected event and is based upon the transformed information;
• wherein:
• sharing the generated collaborative content associated with the collaborative process with at least one recipient further comprises:
• providing a notice to at least one recipient that events are being tracked to send notifications to the originator, and
• providing each recipient that receives the notice with an option to enable sending notifications or disable sending notifications;
• and
• propagating a notification to the originator further comprises:
• refraining from propagating the notification when the at least one detected event is associated with a recipient that received the notice and that indicated the option to disable sending notifications, and
• evaluating at least one rule to determine at least one of when or how, the notification is propagated to the originator.