Providing a workflow guide
AssigneeTeradata US, Inc.
InventorsDavid M. Cronin, Douglas S. LeMoine, Nathan J. Fortin
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Abstract
A user request is received for a workflow guide that pertains to a workflow involving tasks of multiple applications that cooperate with database management software. In response to receiving the indication, the workflow guide is presented for display, where the workflow guide provides information regarding tasks associated with the multiple applications involved in the workflow. Interactive selections made by a user in the displayed workflow guide are received to cause further information to be retrieved.
Claims20
A method for use with a database management system having plural software applications, comprising:
- providing user-selectable items representing different workflows that are associated with the database management system;
- in response to receipt of an indication of a particular one of the items, retrieving, by a system having a processor, a first workflow guide relating to a particular workflow associated with the particular item, wherein the first workflow guide provides information regarding tasks associated with plural software applications involved in the particular workflow, wherein each of multiple ones of the plural software applications is associated with a corresponding individual online help guide;
- output, by the system, the retrieved first workflow guide for presentation to a user;
- receiving, by the system, indications of selections made by the user in the presented first workflow guide;
- accessing, by the system, at least one of the individual online help guides in response to one or more of the indications of selections in the presented first workflow guide;
- receiving, by the system, a selection of a link in the presented first workflow guide;
- and
- accessing a second workflow guide in response to the selection of the link.
An article comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium that contains instructions that when executed cause a computer to:
- receive an indication of a user request for a first workflow guide that pertains to a workflow involving tasks of multiple applications that cooperate with database management software, wherein each of plural ones of the multiple applications is associated with a corresponding individual online help guide;
- in response to receiving the indication, present the first workflow guide for display, wherein the first workflow guide provides information regarding tasks associated with the multiple applications involved in the workflow;
- receive interactive selections made by a user in the displayed first workflow guide to cause further information to be retrieved, wherein the further information includes at least one of the individual online help guides;
- receive a selection of a link in the displayed first workflow guide;
- and
- access a second workflow guide in response to the selection of the link.
A computer comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a workflow guide generator executable on the processor to:
- receive an indication of user selection of a first workflow guide that relates to a workflow involving tasks of plural applications that cooperate with database management software executable in a database management system, wherein each of multiple ones of the plural applications is associated with a corresponding individual online help guide;
- display the first workflow guide, wherein the first workflow guide provides information regarding tasks associated with the plural applications involved in the workflow;
- receive interactive selections made by a user in the display of the first workflow guide to cause further information to be retrieved, wherein the further information includes at least one of the individual online help guides;
- receive a selection of a link in the displayed first workflow guide;
- and
- access a second workflow guide in response to the selection of the link.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.