Service processing system and service processing method

Abstract

In a case where a service for performing specified processings of document data as one job is processed in a cooperative manner on a network, a service processing state is exhibited in a proper notice form in each job unit and in each processing unit in the job, so that the processing state can be properly recognized from the viewpoint of accounting, security and privacy.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A job flow information creation apparatus comprising:
 a displaying unit that displays display information including information of a plurality of processes, information showing a linkage pattern of the processes, and setting parameters of the respective processes; and   a receiving unit that receives an instruction from a user based on the display information; and   a job flow information creation unit that creates job flow information to require a plurality of processing units to perform the processes in coordination based on the instruction.   
     
     
         2 . The job flow information creation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein,
 the display information further includes a first window, a second window, and a flow window,
 the information of the plurality of processes is displayed as a first set of icons in the first window and the information showing the linkage pattern of the processes is displayed as a second set of icons in the second window, and 
 a job flow is defined on the flow window by dragging and dropping icons from the first set of icons and icons from the second set of icons to the flow window and by setting parameters of the respective processes according to input from the user. 
   
     
     
         3 . The job flow information creation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the linkage pattern defines a sequence in which the processes are performed. 
     
     
         4 . The job flow information creation apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a sending unit that sends the job flow information to a script creation apparatus that creates a script based on the job flow information, the script configured to cause the plurality of processing units to perform the plurality of processes in coordination. 
     
     
         5 . The job flow information creation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the processes is a process for a document or document data. 
     
     
         6 . The job flow information creation apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the script creation apparatus creates the script in XML format. 
     
     
         7 . The job flow information creation apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the display information further includes a third window and the setting parameters of the respective processes are input from the user in the third window. 
     
     
         8 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a job flow information creation method, the method comprising:
 displaying display information including information of a plurality of processes, information showing a linkage pattern of the processes, and setting parameters of the respective processes; and
 receiving an instruction from a user based on the display information; and 
 creating job flow information to require a plurality of processing units to perform the processes in coordination based on the instruction. 
   
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 8 , wherein
 the display information further includes a first window, a second window, and a flow window,   the information of the plurality of processes is displayed as a first set of icons in the first window and the information showing a linkage pattern of the processes is displayed as a second set of icons in the second window, and   the job flow information is defined on the flow window by dragging and dropping icons from the first set of icons and icons from the second set of icons to the flow window according to input from the user.   
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 8 , wherein the linkage pattern defines a sequence in which the processes are performed. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 8 , the method further comprising:
 sending the job flow information to a script creation apparatus that creates a script based on the job flow information, the script configured to cause the plurality of processing units to perform the plurality of processes in coordination.   
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the processes is a process for a document or document data. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 11 , wherein the script creation apparatus creates the script in XML format. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium according to  claim 9 , wherein the display information further includes a third window and the setting parameters of the respective processes are input from the user in the third window.