US5819022A
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Method for re-executing a process on a computer system for fault correction
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1995-08-15
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Granted: 1998-10-06
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Expires: 2015-08-15
Abstract
Abstract A method for re-executing a process on a computer system is described wherein said process includes a number of activities which are executed by said computer system according to a workflow graph. Each of said activities requires for its execution at least one work item incarnation from another one of said activities, and each of said activities creates at least one work item incarnation to be used by another one of said activities. The method comprises the steps of a) identifying by a user one of said activities to be faulty and correcting it, b) evaluating by said computer system those ones of said activities which are influenced by said faulty activity with the help of said at least one work item incarnation created by said faulty activity, and c) executing by said computer system said corrected faulty activity and said evaluated activities according to said workflow graph. The described method has the advantage that all activities being incorrect due to the faulty activity are re-executed automatically by the computer system.
Inventors
- 👤 Kurt Bandat
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:33
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/07; G06F11/14; G06F11/1402
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A method for re-executing a process on a computer system for fault correction wherein said process includes a number of activities which are executed by said computer system according to a workflow graph, wherein each of said activities requires for its execution at least one work item, in particular at least one work item incarnation, from another one of said activities, and wherein each of said activities creates at least one work item to be used by another one of said activities, said method comprising the steps of: a) identifying by a user one of said activities, in particular a first one of said activities, to be faulty and correcting it; b) evaluating by said computer system those ones of said activities which are influenced by said faulty activity with the help of said at least one work item created by said faulty activity; and c) executing by said computer system said corrected faulty activity and said evaluated activities according to said workflow graph.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
164 words
A method for re-executing a process on a computer system for fault correction wherein said process includes a number of activities which are executed by said computer system according to a workflow graph, wherein each of said activities requires for its execution at least one work item, in particular at least one work item incarnation, from another one of said activities, and wherein each of said activities creates at least one work item to be used by another one of said activities, said method comprising the steps of: a) identifying by a user one of said activities, in particular a first one of said activities, to be faulty and correcting it; b) evaluating by said computer system those ones of said activities which are influenced by said faulty activity with the help of said at least one work item created by said faulty activity; and c) executing by said computer system said corrected faulty activity and said evaluated activities according to said workflow graph.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
112 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said evaluating step b) comprises the steps of: b1) evaluating by said computer system those ones of said activities which require for their execution said at least one work item created by said faulty activity; b2) evaluating by said computer system those ones of said work items which are created by said activities found in the preceding step; b3) evaluating by said computer system those ones of said activities which require for their execution said ones of said work items found in the preceding step; and b4) repeating step b2) and step b3) until all activities are found which are influenced by said faulty activity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein a version number is assigned to each one of said activities, and said executing step c) further comprises the step of: assigning a new version number to said corrected faulty activity and said evaluated activities for distinguishing said corrected faulty activity and said evaluated activities from the respective corresponding activities executed formerly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
165 words
A computer system for re-executing a process for fault correction, wherein said process includes a number of activities which are executed by said computer system according to a workflow graph, wherein each of said activities requires for its execution at least one work item, in particular at least one work item incarnation, from another one of said activities, and wherein each of said activities creates at least one work item to be used by another one of said activities, said computer system comprising: a) means for identifying by a user one of said activities, in particular a first one of said activities, to be faulty and correcting it; b) means for evaluating by said computer system those ones of said activities which are influenced by said faulty activity with the help of said at least one work item created by said faulty activity; and c) means for executing by said computer system said corrected faulty activity and said evaluated activities according to said workflow graph.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
165 words
A computer system for re-executing a process for fault correction, wherein said process includes a number of activities which are executed by said computer system according to a workflow graph, wherein each of said activities requires for its execution at least one work item, in particular at least one work item incarnation, from another one of said activities, and wherein each of said activities creates at least one work item to be used by another one of said activities, said computer system comprising: a) means for identifying by a user one of said activities, in particular a first one of said activities, to be faulty and correcting it; b) means for evaluating by said computer system those ones of said activities which are influenced by said faulty activity with the help of said at least one work item created by said faulty activity; and c) means for executing by said computer system said corrected faulty activity and said evaluated activities according to said workflow graph.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
125 words
The computer system according to claim 4 wherein said evaluating means comprises: b1) means for evaluating by said computer system of those ones of said activities which require for their execution said at least one work item created by said faulty activity; b2) means for evaluating by said computer system of those ones of said work items which are created by said activities found in the preceding means; b3) means for evaluating by said computer system of those ones of said activities which require for their execution said ones of said work items found in the preceding means; and b4) means for repeating the evaluating of evaluating means b2) and evaluating means b3) until all activities are found which are influenced by said faulty activity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
The computer system according to claim 5 wherein a version number is assigned to each one of said activities, and said executing means c) further comprises: means for assigning a new version number to said corrected faulty activity and said evaluated activities for distinguishing said corrected faulty activity and said evaluated activities from the respective corresponding activities executed formerly.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
199 words
An article of manufacture for use in a computer system said article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program code embodied in said medium which may cause the computer to: re-execute a series of instructions for fault correction wherein said series of instructions includes a number of activities which are executed by said computer system according to a workflow graph, wherein each of said activities requires for its execution at least one work item, in particular at least one work item incarnation, from another one of said activities, and wherein each of said activities creates at least one work item to be used by another one of said activities, said work items are assigned to said activities, respectively, which may cause the computer to: a) identify with the aid of a user one of said activities, in particular a first one of said activities, to be faulty and correcting it; b) evaluate those ones of said activities which are influenced by said faulty activity with the help of said at least one work item created by said faulty activity; and c) execute said corrected faulty activity and said evaluated activities according to said workflow graph.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
199 words
An article of manufacture for use in a computer system said article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program code embodied in said medium which may cause the computer to: re-execute a series of instructions for fault correction wherein said series of instructions includes a number of activities which are executed by said computer system according to a workflow graph, wherein each of said activities requires for its execution at least one work item, in particular at least one work item incarnation, from another one of said activities, and wherein each of said activities creates at least one work item to be used by another one of said activities, said work items are assigned to said activities, respectively, which may cause the computer to: a) identify with the aid of a user one of said activities, in particular a first one of said activities, to be faulty and correcting it; b) evaluate those ones of said activities which are influenced by said faulty activity with the help of said at least one work item created by said faulty activity; and c) execute said corrected faulty activity and said evaluated activities according to said workflow graph.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
112 words
The article of manufacture of claim 7 wherein the computer program code may cause the computer to evaluate said influenced activities by causing the computer to: b1) evaluate those ones of said activities which require for their execution said at least one work item created by said faulty activity; b2) evaluate those ones of said work items which are created by said activities found in the preceding means; b) evaluate those ones of said activities which require for their execution said ones of said work items found in the preceding means; and b4) repeat the evaluation in b2) and b) until all activities are found which are influenced by said faulty activity.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
The article of manufacture of claim 7 wherein a version number is assigned to each one of said activities, and wherein the computer program code may cause the computer to assign a new version number to said corrected faulty activity and said evaluated activities for distinguishing said corrected faulty activity and said evaluated activities from the respective corresponding activities executed formerly.
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