Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and information processing method

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a memory configured to store
• flow information and flow identification information identifying the flow information in association with each other for each sequence of processes performed by using electronic data, the flow information defining program identification information identifying one or more programs for respectively executing the processes included in the sequence of processes, the flow information also defining an execution order of executing the one or more programs, and
• computer-executable instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the computer-executable instructions such that the one or more processors execute a process including:
• accepting, over a communication channel, a request including information relating to the electronic data used in the sequence of processes and the flow identification information, from one of one or more devices coupled to the information processing system;
• acquiring the flow information stored in the memory in association with the flow identification information included in the request, when the request is accepted;
• and
• executing the sequence of processes using the electronic data based on the information relating to the electronic data, by respectively executing the one or more programs identified by the program identification information defined in the acquired flow information, in the execution order defined in the acquired flow information, wherein
• when the sequence of processes includes branching, the executing includes branching the processes included in the sequence of processes according to a condition of the branching, to execute the sequence of processes.

An information processing method executed by a computer, the information processing method being implemented in an information processing system including

• one or more information processing apparatuses coupled via a network configured to implement various functions of the information processing system, and
• a memory configured to store flow information and flow identification information identifying the flow information in association with each other for each sequence of processes performed by using electronic data, the flow information defining program identification information identifying one or more programs for respectively executing the processes included in the sequence of processes, the flow information also defining an execution order of executing the one or more programs, information processing method comprising:
• accepting, over a communication channel, a request including information relating to the electronic data used in the sequence of processes and the flow identification information, from one of one or more devices coupled to the information processing system;
• acquiring the flow information stored in the memory in association with the flow identification information included in the request, when the request is accepted;
• and
• executing the sequence of processes using the electronic data based on the information relating to the electronic data, by respectively executing the one or more programs identified by the program identification information defined in the acquired flow information, in the execution order defined in the acquired flow information, wherein
• when the sequence of processes includes branching, the executing includes branching the processes included in the sequence of processes according to a condition of the branching, to execute the sequence of processes.