Use of generated SQL for evaluation of decision point rules in a workflow system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRupa Bhaghavan, Wayne Miller, Kenneth Nelson, Sharon Sanders, Fang-Yi Wang
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a method, apparatus and article of manufacture provide a decision point in a workflow system comprising a server and at least a first client work node. A decision point work node is provided at the server. A SQL expression which is associated with the decision point work node and the first client work node is generated. The server determines whether to route a work package to the first client work node based on the SQL expression.
Claims30
A method of providing a decision point in a workflow system comprising a server and at least a first client work node, comprising:
- providing a decision point work node at the server;
- generating a SQL expression associated with the decision point work node and the first client work node;
- and
- determining, by the server, whether to route a work package to the first client work node based on the SQL expression.
An article of manufacture comprising a computer usable medium embodying one or more instructions executable by a computer for performing a method of providing a decision point in a workflow system comprising a server and at least a first client work node, said method comprising:
- providing a decision point work node at the server;
- generating a SQL expression associated with the decision point work node and the first client work node;
- and
- determining, by the server, whether to route a work package to the first client work node based on the SQL expression.
An apparatus to provide a decision point in a workflow system comprising a server and at least a first client work node, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory comprising one or more instructions that:
- provide a decision point work node at the server
- construct a decision point expression associated with the decision point work node and the first client work node;
- generate a SQL expression based on the decision point expression;
- and
- determine, at the server, whether to route a work package to the first client work node based on the SQL expression to provide an evaluation result.
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