Information processing apparatus, workflow system, workflow management method, and storage medium of program for workflow management method

摘要

An information processing apparatus, implementing data processes via network, includes a remote environment file obtaining unit, a plug-in environment file generating unit, a difference file generating unit, a determining unit, and a plug-in setting file generating unit. The remote environment file obtaining unit receives an updating notice of workflow definition for the data processing, and obtains a remote environment file storing a plug-in program retained by an operation node. The plug-in environment file generating unit generates a plug-in environment file including a plug-in identification of a to-be-updated plug-in program. The difference file generating unit generates a difference file between the remote environment file and the plug-in environment file. The determining unit determines whether to set an install/uninstall process, or an operation attribution value for the plug-in program for the operation node. The plug-in setting file generating unit generates a plug-in setting file including an install path of the plug-in program.