System and method for workflow management with configurable states and extensibility

A graphical user interface tool for creating and editing a plurality of order states, a plurality of worker states, a worker state decision logic, a plurality of worker types, a plurality of worker statuses, a plurality of state flows, and a state flow logic comprising:

• a screen area wherein the state flow is editable;
• a screen area wherein the state flow logic is editable;
• a screen area providing a context sensitive menu of a plurality of state flow components presented with graphical elements and spoken language syntax for use in editing the state flow;
• a screen area providing a context sensitive menu of a plurality of components for the state flow logic, the components presented in spoken language syntax for use in editing the state flow logic;
• a screen area providing a context sensitive menu of said plurality of order states, said plurality of data fields, and said plurality of repeatable fields useable to create a state flow logic statement for said state flow logic;
• a screen area wherein one of said plurality of order states is editable and a new order state is creatable;
• a screen area providing a context sensitive menu of a plurality of components for said order states, said components presented with graphical elements and in spoken language syntax for use in editing the order state properties;
• a screen area wherein a worker type and the worker type properties are creatable and editable;
• a screen area providing a context sensitive menu of a plurality of components of said worker types, said components presented with graphical elements and in spoken language syntax for use in editing the worker type properties;
• a screen area wherein said worker states are creatable and editable;
• a screen area providing a context sensitive menu of a plurality of components for said worker states, said components presented with graphical elements and in spoken language syntax for use in editing properties of said worker states;
• a screen area wherein worker state decision logic are creatable and editable;
• a screen area providing a context sensitive menu of a plurality of components of said worker state decision logic, said components presented in spoken language syntax for use in editing the worker state decision logic;
• a screen area providing a context sensitive menu of said pluralities of worker states, order states, data fields, and repeatable fields useable to create a worker state decision logic statement for said worker state decision logic;
• a screen area wherein one of said plurality of worker statuses is creatable and editable;
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• a screen area providing a context sensitive menu of a plurality of components of said worker statuses, said components presented with graphical elements and in spoken language syntax for use in editing the worker status properties.