Data structure processing for actionable notifications

A method for using data structures, such as templates, to create a customized email for tasks, the method providing;

• receiving form data from a form of a user interface for an application, wherein the form data pertains to a task and the form data includes an action to perform with respect to the task;
• generating an action link based on information describing the action, from the form data, to be taken with respect to the task;
• accessing a template that specifies a layout for the form data;
• generating a string with string data that includes the form data and the layout, wherein the string data describes itself;
• generating the customized email based on the string, wherein the customized email includes the action link that corresponds with the form's action to perform with respect to the task;
• transmitting the customized email from a process cloud services (PCS) server to a mobile client device;
• receiving, at the PCS server, information pertaining to a user interaction with respect to the action link in the customized email, wherein the user interaction was performed at the mobile client device;
• and
• updating status of the task based on the user interaction with the action link.

An apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a tangible processor-readable storage device including instructions for:
• receiving form data from a form of a user interface for an application, wherein the form data pertains to a task and the form data includes an action to perform with respect to the task;
• generating an action link based on information describing the action, from the form data, to be taken with respect to the task;
• accessing a template that specifies a layout for the form data;
• generating a string with string data that includes the form data and the layout, wherein the string data describes itself;
• generating a customized email based on the string, wherein the customized email includes the action link that corresponds with the form's action to perform with respect to the task;
• transmitting the customized email from a process cloud services (PCS) server to a mobile client device;
• receiving, at the PCS server, information pertaining to a user interaction with respect to the action link in the customized email, wherein the user interaction was performed at the mobile client device;
• and
• updating status of the task based on the user interaction with the action link.