Exception handling in distributed workflow systems using mobile agents

Jiannong Cao, Jin Yang, Wai Ting Chan, Chengzhong Xu

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Abstract

Workflow management systems (WfMSs) are software systems used to automate, coordinate and streamline business processes of organizations. Most existing research on WfMSs has been focused on workflows based on well-structured and well-behaved business processes. Although its importance has been recognized, only recently, modeling and handling of workflow exceptions has been tackled by the workflow community. In this paper, we propose a mobile agent based approach to handling exceptions in distributed workflow management systems. Mobile agents are dispatched to find out the status of running processes in the system to keep track and troubleshoot them when necessary. We describe the classification of workflow exceptions into hierarchical levels and the corresponding design of different types of exception-handling mobile agents and their cooperation. A prototype of the mobile agent-based workflow exception handling mechanism has been implemented using the IBM Aglet platform.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - ICEBE 2005
Subtitle of host publicationIEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering
Pages48-55
Number of pages8
Volume2005
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2005
EventICEBE 2005: IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering - Beijing, China
Duration: 18 Oct 200521 Oct 2005

Conference

ConferenceICEBE 2005: IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period18/10/0521/10/05

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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