CPC G06F 21/64 (2013.01) [G06F 21/606 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0838 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05)] | 26 Claims |
1. A method for tracking digital assets, the method comprising:
providing a database for storing meta-data that describes steps in a workflow and an order of the steps in the workflow, the meta-data comprising for each of the steps:
a reference to an input data file for the step;
a description of a transaction performed at the step;
a reference to an output data file generated by the step based at least in part on applying the transaction to the input data file;
a time stamp of a time of an update to the output data file; and
an identifier of a person or processor initiating the update;
receiving data that comprises meta-data for a step in the workflow;
storing the data in the database; and
based on receiving a request from a requestor for a trace of the workflow:
generating the trace based at last in part on contents of the database; and
outputting at least a subset of the trace to the requestor.
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