Seventh Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC'00)
An adaptive distributed workflow system framework
Singapore
December 05-December 08
ISBN: 0-7695-0915-0
M. Purvis, Dept. of Inf. Sci., Otago Univ., Dunedin, New Zealand
M. Purvis, Dept. of Inf. Sci., Otago Univ., Dunedin, New Zealand
S. Lemalu, Dept. of Inf. Sci., Otago Univ., Dunedin, New Zealand
Workflow management systems are increasingly used to assist the automation of business processes that involve the exchange of documents, information, or task execution results. Recent developments in distributed information system technology now make it possible to extend the workflow management system idea to much wider spheres of activity in the industrial and commercial world. This paper describes a framework under development that employs such technology so that software tools and processes may interoperate in a distributed and dynamic environment. Key technical elements of the framework include the use of coloured Petri nets and distributed object technology (CORBA).
Index Terms:
workflow management software; business data processing; distributed databases; Petri nets; graph colouring; distributed object management; adaptive distributed workflow system; workflow management systems; business processes; document exchange; distributed information system; software tools; coloured Petri nets; distributed object technology; CORBA
Citation:
M. Purvis, M. Purvis, S. Lemalu, "An adaptive distributed workflow system framework," apsec, pp.311, Seventh Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC'00), 2000