Enterprise componentized workflow application

A method for providing a business application platform, the method comprising:

• providing a plurality of components, each component comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is configured to process a set of business processes and each business process is executed using a set of pre-injected instructions, wherein each component is a self-contained modular logical application node capable of independent deployment and execution;
• providing a plurality of communication conduits linking the plurality of components, the plurality of components and communication conduits defining a component tier;
• providing a rules archive comprising responsibility rules and capability rules;
• and
• providing a management console, used to configure the injection of responsibility rules and capability rules for the component tier to perform the external request.

A computer program product for providing a business application platform, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:

• a set of codes stored in a plurality of components, each component comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is configured to process a set of business processes and each business process is executed using a set of pre-injected instructions;
• a set of codes for providing a plurality of communication conduits linking the plurality of components, wherein each component is a self-contained modular logical application node capable of independent deployment and execution, the plurality of components and communication conduits defining a component tier;
• a set of codes for providing a rules archive comprising responsibility rules and capability rules;
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• a set of codes for providing at least one component configured to receive the responsibility rules and the capability rules through a management console, wherein the responsibility rules and the capability rules allow the at least one component to perform the external request.