Method of generating an implementation of a workflow process model in an object environment

A computer system, comprising:

• a memory with computer readable instructions, and one or more processors for executing said computer readable instructions;
• said computer system supporting a workflow process environment and an object environment;
• said workflow process environment including process model specifications of a process model that defines a process activity managed and executed by said computer system;
• said computer readable instructions causing said one or more processors to perform:
• linking said process model with said object environment within which said process activity is to be implemented;
• relating said process model to a related object class residing within said object environment to define a related object class specification, said related object class implementing said process activity;
• storing said related object class specification in said process model;
• relating said process model to a related object method of said related object class to define a related object method specification, said related object method implementing said process activity;
• and
• storing said related object method specification in said process model.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer readable medium bearing computer-readable instructions for causing one or more processors of a computer system, which supports a workflow process environment and an object environment, to perform:
• linking a process model of said workflow process environment, said process model defining a process activity to be managed and executed by said computer system, with said object environment within which said process activity is to be implemented;
• relating said process model to a related object class residing within said object environment to define a related object class specification, said related object class implementing said process activity;
• storing said related object class specification in said process model;
• relating said process model to a related object method of said related object class to define a related object method specification, said related object method implementing said process activity;
• and
• storing said related object method specification in said process model.

A computerized method of automatically generating an implementation of a process model managed and executed by a computer system using specifications of a process model residing in a workflow process environment, said implementation of said process model being generated as object structures residing within an object environment, said method comprising:

• detecting said specifications of said process model to provide at least one detected specification;
• generating, in response to said detected specification being a related object class specification, a related object class as an implementing class within said object environment;
• generating, in response to said detected specification being a related object method specification, a related object method as an implementing object method of said related object class;
• generating an invocation context to invoke said related object method from said workflow process environment;
• and
• executing said related object method within said object environment.

A computer system, comprising:

• a memory with computer readable instructions, and one or more processors for executing said computer readable instructions;
• said computer system supporting a workflow process environment and an object environment, said workflow process environment including process model specifications of a process model that defines a process activity managed and executed by said computer system, said computer readable instructions causing said one or more processors to automatically generate an implementation of said process model using said process model specifications, said implementation of said process model being generated as object structures residing within said object environment;
• wherein said automatic generation comprises:
• detecting said specifications of said process model to provide at least one detected specification;
• generating, in response to said detected specification being a related object class specification, a related object class as an implementing class within said object environment;
• generating, in response to said detected specification being a related object method specification, a related object method as an implementing object method of said related object class;
• generating an invocation context to invoke said related object method from said workflow process environment;
• and
• executing said related object method within said object environment.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer readable medium bearing computer-readable instructions for causing one or more processors of a computer system, which supports a workflow process environment and an object environment;
• wherein said workflow process environment includes process model specifications of a process model that defines a process activity managed and executed by said computer system;
• wherein said computer readable instructions cause said one or more processors to automatically generate an implementation of said process model using said process model specifications, said implementation of said process model being generated as object structures residing within said object environment;
• wherein said automatic generation comprises:
• detecting said specifications of said process model to provide at least one detected specification;
• generating, in response to said detected specification being a related object class specification, a related object class as an implementing class within said object environment;
• generating, in response to said detected specification being a related object method specification, a related object method as an implementing object method of said related object class;
• generating an invocation context to invoke said related object method from said workflow process environment;
• and
• executing said related object method within said object environment.