TY - GEN
T1 - Facilitating workflow evolution in an advanced object environment
AU - Chiu, Dickson K.W.
AU - Li, Qing
AU - Karlapalem, Kamalakar
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - Workflow is automation of a business process. A Workflow Management Systems (WFMS) is a system that assists in defining, managing and executing workflows. To support flexible enactment and adapive features, such as on-line workflow evolutionand exception handling, a WFMS requires advanced modeling functionality. As workflow evolution requires the modification of workflow definitions or adding ECA rules to the system during work in progress, an advanced schema evolution capability is required at run-time. It should be noted that the resolutions based on schema evolution are general-purpose ones, which can help reduce the occurrence of additional exceptions. As such, we have developed ADOME-WFMS based on Advanced Object Modeling Evnironment (ADMOE [4] - - an active OODBMS with role and synamic schema suppport), with a novel exception centric apporach. The contribution and objectives of our research with respect to workflow evolution are as follows.
AB - Workflow is automation of a business process. A Workflow Management Systems (WFMS) is a system that assists in defining, managing and executing workflows. To support flexible enactment and adapive features, such as on-line workflow evolutionand exception handling, a WFMS requires advanced modeling functionality. As workflow evolution requires the modification of workflow definitions or adding ECA rules to the system during work in progress, an advanced schema evolution capability is required at run-time. It should be noted that the resolutions based on schema evolution are general-purpose ones, which can help reduce the occurrence of additional exceptions. As such, we have developed ADOME-WFMS based on Advanced Object Modeling Evnironment (ADMOE [4] - - an active OODBMS with role and synamic schema suppport), with a novel exception centric apporach. The contribution and objectives of our research with respect to workflow evolution are as follows.
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U2 - 10.1109/DASFAA.2001.6044750
DO - 10.1109/DASFAA.2001.6044750
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
AN - SCOPUS:84963795105
T3 - Proceedings - 7th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications, DASFAA 2001
SP - 148
EP - 149
BT - Proceedings - 7th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications, DASFAA 2001
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 7th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications, DASFAA 2001
Y2 - 18 April 2001 through 21 April 2001
ER -