Process flow definition creating system, process flow definition creating device, and a method of creating process flow definition

A process flow definition creating device comprising:

• a device list storage unit configured store a list of devices;
• a screen information storage unit configured to store screen information, wherein the screen information is for displaying a first field and a second field, the first field is for setting processes in an order, and the second field is for setting the devices that are to execute the corresponding processes;
• a display control unit configured to parse the screen information, and configured to display the parsed screen information;
• a setting reception unit configured to receive a setting for the first field and a setting for the second field, wherein the setting for the first field defines the processes and the order of the processes, and the setting for the second field defines correspondence between the processes and the devices that are to execute the processes;
• a definition creating unit configured to create a process flow definition, based on the order of the processes and the devices corresponding to the processes that are received by the setting reception unit;
• a definition storage unit configured to store the process flow definition;
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• a network communication unit configured to transmit the process flow definition to a system for executing the processes in the order in accordance with the process flow definition.

A method of creating a process flow definition, wherein the process flow definition is to be provided to a system for executing processes in an order in accordance with the process flow definition, and the process flow definition defines the processes to be executed by corresponding devices and the order of executing the processes, the method comprising:

• storing a list of the devices;
• storing screen information, wherein the screen information is for displaying a first field and a second field, the first field is for setting the processes in the order, and the second field is for setting the devices that are to execute the corresponding processes;
• parsing the screen information, and displaying the parsed screen information;
• receiving a setting for the first field and a setting for the second field, wherein the setting for the first field defines the processes and the order of the processes, and the setting for the second field defines correspondence between the processes and the devices that are to execute the processes;
• creating the process flow definition, based on the order of the processes and the devices corresponding to the processes that are received by the receiving;
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• storing the process flow definition.