Introduction

I-P2 - the I-X Process Panel - provides an overview of the status of the workflow during collaborative work especially where command, planning and execution of one or more alternative options (Courses of Action) are being developed.

The Overall workflow can be shown in an aggregate way, and the individual workflow on each COA is summarized in the column for the COA. Drill down to the next level of detail of the workflow status is possible from suitable (expandable) nodes in the grapical display or from the Workflow Status row of the COA matrix.

Various types of status display are maintained:

  1. a graphical display which shows the overall aggregate workflow, and will in future allow for drill down to levels of detail.
  2. a tabular COA matrix showing the workflow status overall and for the development of each individual COA.
  3. Future aditions will include agent tasks lists and other types of status display. As well as allowing the status of running processes and inter-agent interactions to be monitored and displayed, the design provides a basis for acting as a Process Control Panel in future. Authority and policy management methods can be incorporated to manage human and automated agents who may act in a mixed initiative fashion within the framework, while operating on a number of different COAs which are under development.

    Information Screen

    The main I-P2 display is always in the a main window. Information and help screens are sent to a second "IP2 Information" window, which after it appears can be adjusted to a suitable size and left to one side of the main display.