Method and system for a graphical view of selectable work items
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsWayne F. Miller, Alan Tsu-I Yaung, Kenneth Carlin Nelson
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a method, system and storage medium for providing a process view of at least one work item of a process, such as a process for accomplishing tasks of a business process. The method includes the steps of presenting a list view that provides the work item in a list format, selecting the work item from the list view; and providing the work item in the process view. The process view includes a graphical representation of the work item, and representations of relationship data of the work item relative to the process.
Claims29
A method for providing a process view of a work item of a process, said method comprising the steps of:
- presenting a list view, said list view comprising at least one said work item;
- selecting said work item from said list view;
- and
- exhibiting said work item in said process view, wherein said process view presents a graphical representation of said work item, and includes relationship data of said work item relative to said process.
A system for providing a process view of a work item of a process, said system comprising:
- a display for presenting a list view thereon, said list view comprising at least one said work item;
- an input device for selecting said work item from said list view;
- and
- a processor for controlling, responsive to said input control, the exhibiting of said work item in said process view, wherein said process view is presented as a graphical representation of said work item, and includes relationship data of said work item relative to said process.
A storage medium having computer readable program instructions embodied therein for providing a process view of a work item of a process, said storage medium comprising:
- program instructions for presenting a list view, said list view comprising at least one said work item;
- program instructions for enabling selecting said work item from said list view;
- and
- program instructions for exhibiting said work item in said process view, wherein said process view presents a graphical representation of said work item, and includes relationship data of said work item relative to said process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.