Method of and system for assigning documents in a workflow system

A method of and system for assigning documents to users in a workflow system initially assigns a document to a specified role, rather than to a specified individual for review, further processing, and/or approval. The system determines the users signed on to the system in the specified role, and ass...

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Hauptverfasser:	GRIM, III CLIFTON E, FARIBORZ MICHAEL F, WILSON JOHN D, WEISSKOPF MICHAEL J, STEVENS MARK B
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING PHYSICS SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of and system for assigning documents to users in a workflow system initially assigns a document to a specified role, rather than to a specified individual for review, further processing, and/or approval. The system determines the users signed on to the system in the specified role, and assigns the unassigned document to one of the signed on users. The system determines the users signed on to the system in the specified role by maintaining a role document for the specified role. The role document includes a list of the users assigned to the specified role and the signon/signoff status of each assigned user. The system assigns the document to a user on the role document whose signon/signoff status is signed on according to an assignment algorithm. The system updates the signon/signoff status of the role document whenever a user signs on to or off of the system.