Abstract: A distributed scheduling system is provided for scheduling tasks of providing content items in a digital magazine and verifying completion of tasks performed in a dynamic and scalable way. The distributed scheduling system includes multiple execution devices for executing tasks for generating and presenting the digital magazine, and multiple task service devices for verifying completion of tasks performed by the execution devices. Each of the execution devices and task service devices generates a heartbeat indicating the operation status of the device for executing a corresponding task. A heartbeat is an electric representation generated by the device to indicate the operation status of the device (e.g., operable/functional or inoperable/down). Each task may be associated with a corresponding one of the task service devices, and each task service device may verify completion of its associated tasks.

Abstract: A distributed scheduling system is provided for scheduling tasks of providing content items in a digital magazine and verifying completion of tasks performed in a dynamic and scalable way. The distributed scheduling system includes multiple execution devices for executing tasks for generating and presenting the digital magazine, and multiple task service devices for verifying completion of tasks performed by the execution devices. Each of the execution devices and task service devices generates a heartbeat indicating the operation status of the device for executing a corresponding task. A heartbeat is an electric representation generated by the device to indicate the operation status of the device (e.g., operable/functional or inoperable/down). Each task may be associated with a corresponding one of the task service devices, and each task service device may verify completion of its associated tasks.

Abstract: A method for updating records associated with work items within a business process workflow according to embodiments of the invention, includes the steps of processing the work items according to the business process workflow, and updating a record associated with a group of work items as the group of work items transitions from a first state to a second state within the business process workflow.

Abstract: A method for updating records associated with work items within a business process workflow according to embodiments of the invention, includes the steps of processing the work items according to the business process workflow, and updating a record associated with a group of work items as the group of work items transitions from a first state to a second state within the business process workflow.