Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program product

An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus that is installed with one or more programs to execute a workflow and receives an execution request for the workflow, the information processing method comprising:

• storing, in a workflow storage unit, one or more workflow definitions each defining a workflow including an execution sequence of one or more processes each executed by any of the one or more programs;
• receiving a selection of a workflow to be executed based on the workflow definitions stored in the workflow storage unit;
• editing the selected workflow to be executed in response to a user operation to edit the selected workflow;
• and
• executing, in response to reception of an execution request for the edited workflow to be executed, the edited workflow by any of the one or more programs corresponding to a process included in the edited workflow.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a computer program that causes a computer to execute:

• storing, in a workflow storage unit, one or more workflow definitions each defining a workflow including an execution sequence of one or more processes each executed by any of the one or more programs;
• receiving a selection of a workflow to be executed based on the workflow definitions stored in the workflow storage unit;
• editing the selected workflow to be executed in response to a user operation to edit the selected workflow;
• and
• executing, in response to reception of an execution request for the edited workflow to be executed, the edited workflow by any of the one or more programs corresponding to a process included in the edited workflow.