公开(公告)号：US10891159B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-12

申请号：US16171351

申请日：2018-10-25

Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.

Inventor： Peh Keong Teh ,  Gautam Dharamshi ,  Jon R. Helms

IPC: G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/50

Abstract: Activation policies for workflows are described. Some implementations support the configuring of a workflow such that an activity in the workflow can start processing items on which a prior activity's processing is completed, but before the prior activity has completed processing all the items. In addition, this activity can be configured to group the items received so far into a subset and process it according to the action of the activity and then send it to a next activity; and the activity can be configured to repeat this process multiple times using the items that have been received since the previous subset. In some implementations, an input set of items for a workflow is generated from a set of one or more sources, and the workflow is generated by splitting the input set into subsets via a recurring catch and release mechanism that is responsive to activation policies of the activities of the workflow. In addition, workflow visibility tracking information regarding the workflow is determined and caused to be displayed.

公开(公告)号：US20200097324A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16171351

申请日：2018-10-25

Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.

Inventor： Peh Keong Teh ,  Gautam Dharamshi ,  Jon R. Helms

IPC: G06F9/48

Abstract: Activation policies for workflows are described. Some implementations support the configuring of a workflow such that an activity in the workflow can start processing items on which a prior activity's processing is completed, but before the prior activity has completed processing all the items. In addition, this activity can be configured to group the items received so far into a subset and process it according to the action of the activity and then send it to a next activity; and the activity can be configured to repeat this process multiple times using the items that have been received since the previous subset. In some implementations, an input set of items for a workflow is generated from a set of one or more sources, and the workflow is generated by splitting the input set into subsets via a recurring catch and release mechanism that is responsive to activation policies of the activities of the workflow. In addition, workflow visibility tracking information regarding the workflow is determined and caused to be displayed.

公开(公告)号：US20210089351A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-25

申请号：US17111502

申请日：2020-12-03

Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.

Inventor： Peh Keong Teh ,  Gautam Dharamshi ,  Jon R. Helms

IPC: G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/50

Abstract: Activation policies for workflows are described. Some implementations support receiving a definition of a workflow, including data defining an input set for the workflow and data defining activities and a flow of the activities for the workflow. The data includes an activation policy for at least a particular activity of the activities. An estimated operational outcome for the workflow and/or each of the activities is determined and displayed. Then data identifying edits to the activation policy are received, and an updated version of the estimated operational outcome for the workflow and/or each of the activities is determined and displayed.