US Patent 7899679 Workflow management system and method

A computerized method and system involves creating an underlying database structure for recording the processing steps and other information required for each transaction, entering the necessary setup information by selection from lists of pre-stored information about processing functions, associated workflow events and milestones for the queues, mapping the data structures of the subsystem databases and the workflow management database to provide transparent interfacing and convenient manual entry of data were necessary, displaying for the user the workflow status of all transactions, permitting menu driven initiation of required actions and automatically updating the database records for the universe of deals being managed by the system.