System and method of integrating a plurality of form related workflow tools

A system, comprising:

• an integration framework executable by a processor to:
• receive a request from a workflow engine to render a first form associated with a first workflow step of a plurality of workflow steps, wherein the first form is associated with a first form type of a plurality of form types and wherein the first form type is associated with a plurality of presentation features, and wherein the first workflow step corresponds to a first set of presentation features of the plurality of presentation features;
• determine, based on metadata associated with the request, a first form tool to render the first form based on the first form type, wherein the first form tool is one of a plurality of form tools, wherein the metadata identifies the first form type;
• identify the first set of presentation features corresponding to the first workflow step;
• generate first form rendering instructions via an application programming interface (API), wherein the first form rendering instructions are based on the first set of presentation features corresponding to the first workflow step, and wherein the API includes a common set of instructions adapted to direct each of the plurality of form tools;
• send the first form rendering instructions to the first faun tool, wherein the first form tool is adapted to render a first portion of the first form based on the first form rendering instructions;
• and,
• provide at least the first portion as at least part of a user interface to a client device.

A computer-readable storage device, comprising a computer readable program that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to:

• receive a workflow operation request, wherein the workflow operation request is associated with a particular workflow step, wherein the workflow operation request is associated with a particular form of a first form type, the first form type supporting a plurality of presentation features, wherein the particular workflow step is associated with a first set of presentation features of the plurality of presentation features, and wherein the first set of presentation features corresponds to the particular workflow step;
• identify a workflow tool operative to execute the workflow operation request based on metadata associated with the workflow operation request, wherein the identified workflow tool is one of a plurality of workflow tools;
• generate a first set of one or more instructions to respond to the workflow operation request via an application programming interface (API), wherein the API includes a common set of instructions adapted to direct each of the plurality of workflow tools;
• generate a second set of one or more instructions to render a first portion of a form having the first form type by a first form tool, the first portion usable as at least part of a user interface (UI);
• and
• send the first set of one or more instructions to the identified workflow tool.