Workflow management system, method and medium with personal subflows

A method of performing a workflow having personal subflows, comprising:

• receiving a workflow definition including one or more activities to be performed by a personal subflow, wherein a participant among a plurality of workflow participants performs the one or more personal subflow activities, and wherein each of the one or more personal subflow activities 1) presents one or more display pages to the participant, 2) accepts participant entered data, and 3) evaluates the participant entered data in accordance with branch expressions associated with each of the one or more personal subflow activities;
• a server interpreting the workflow definition to facilitate the scheduling and routing of work items;
• a client receiving a work item from the server and displaying information therefrom to the participant;
• a decision agent cooperating with the server in the scheduling of work items by considering work item data and a branch expression associated with a current personal subflow activity.

A method of performing a workflow having personal subflows, comprising:

• routing a work item to a participant defined within a workflow as the actor to perform a personal subflow defined by personal subflow activities and branch expressions associated with the subflow activities;
• a server interpreting the workflow definition to facilitate the scheduling and routing of work items;
• a client receiving a work item from the server and displaying information therefrom to a participant;
• a decision agent cooperating with the server in the scheduling of work items by considering work item data and a branch expression associated with a current personal subflow activity.