Method and apparatus to present an integrated process modeler
AssigneeSiebel Systems, Inc.
InventorsIssac Stephen Levin, Jon Rexford Degenhardt, Atul Suklikar, Peter A. Thorson
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for an integrated process modeler is described. The modeler comprises a non-technical interface to permit design of a business process by a non-technical use and a technical interface to implement substeps of the process to automate technical aspects of the process by a technical user, using the same process modeler. The resulting process designed to be used by non-technical employees, to automatically lead the non-technical employees through the business process.
Claims38
An end-to-end process modeler comprising:
- a non-technical interface to permit design of a business process by a non-technical user;
- a technical interface to implement substeps of the process to automate technical aspects of the process by a technical user, using the same process modeler;
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- a transfer and flagging logic to cause the process designed by the non-technical user to be accessible to the technical user for implementation, and to create visual indications of which elements need work for the technical user;
- wherein the implemented process is to automatically lead non-technical employees through the business process.
An apparatus to create an integrated business process comprising:
- a plurality of interfaces, each type of user interface associated with a user type;
- a user identification logic to identify the user type and display a corresponding one of the plurality of user interfaces, the plurality of user interfaces comprising a first user interface tailored for designing the business process, and a second user interface tailored for making the business process executable;
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- a transfer and flagging logic to flag elements and connectors requiring work after the business process is initially designed via the first user interface.
A machine readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions, which when executed by a computer system, cause said computer system to perform a method comprising:
- identifying a user type;
- displaying one of a plurality of user interfaces that is tailored for the user type, the plurality of user interfaces comprising a design interface targeted to a non-technical user, and an implementation interface targeted to a technical user, wherein the plurality of user interfaces permits a design and implementation of a business process;
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- flagging elements and connectors that require additional work for the implementation of the business process.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- identifying a user type;
- displaying one of a plurality of user interfaces that is tailored for the user type, the plurality of user interfaces comprising a design interface targeted to a non-technical user and an implementation interface targeted to a technical user, wherein the plurality of user interfaces facilitates a design and implementation of a business process;
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- flagging elements and connectors that require additional work for the implementation of the business process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.