US 2017/0371632 A1 · MANAGING REUSE OF ASSETS IN A WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Abstract

A category is determined of a task being planned at a given time. A collection of assets is identified, the collection having been used in a similar task at a past time. An experience report associated with an asset in the collection is extracted into a set of encapsulated experience reports, where the experience report was generated from the similar task at the past time. A degree of usability is computed corresponding to the collection, the collection being usable in the category of the task up to the degree of usability. According to the degree of usability of the collection, the collection is positioned in a sorted list of reusable assets. A reusable asset is selected from the sorted list for use in the task.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

determining a category of a task being planned at a given time;
identifying a collection of assets, wherein the collection has been used in a similar task at a past time;
extracting into a set of encapsulated experience reports, an experience report associated with an asset in the collection, wherein the experience report was generated from the similar task at the past time;
computing, using a processor and a memory, a degree of usability corresponding to the collection, the collection being usable in the category of the task up to the degree of usability;
positioning, according to the degree of usability of the collection, the collection in a sorted list of reusable assets;
and
selecting a reusable asset from the sorted list for use in the task.

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A computer usable program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising:

program instructions to determine a category of a task being planned at a given time;
program instructions to identify a collection of assets, wherein the collection has been used in a similar task at a past time;
program instructions to extract into a set of encapsulated experience reports, an experience report associated with an asset in the collection, wherein the experience report was generated from the similar task at the past time;
program instructions to compute, using a processor and a memory, a degree of usability corresponding to the collection, the collection being usable in the category of the task up to the degree of usability;
program instructions to position, according to the degree of usability of the collection, the collection in a sorted list of reusable assets;
and
program instructions to select a reusable asset from the sorted list for use in the task.

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A computer system comprising one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, and one or more computer-readable storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, the stored program instructions comprising:

program instructions to determine a category of a task being planned at a given time;
program instructions to identify a collection of assets, wherein the collection has been used in a similar task at a past time;
program instructions to extract into a set of encapsulated experience reports, an experience report associated with an asset in the collection, wherein the experience report was generated from the similar task at the past time;
program instructions to compute, using a processor and a memory, a degree of usability corresponding to the collection, the collection being usable in the category of the task up to the degree of usability;
program instructions to position, according to the degree of usability of the collection, the collection in a sorted list of reusable assets;
and
program instructions to select a reusable asset from the sorted list for use in the task.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Managing reuse of assets in a workflow management system

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Managing reuse of assets in a workflow management system

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Abstract

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