Workflow and Process Automation Concepts and Technology

Workflow and Process Automation Concepts and Technology / by Andrzej Cichocki, Helal A. Ansari, Marek Rusinkiewicz, Darrell Woelk.

Based on the results of the study carried out in 1996 to investigate the state of the art of workflow and process technology, MCC initiated the Collaboration Management Infrastructure (CMI) research project to develop innovative agent-based process technology that can support the process requirement...

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Main Authors: Cichocki, Andrzej (Author), Ansari, Helal A. (Author), Rusinkiewicz, Marek (Author), Woelk, Darrell (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1998.
Edition:1st ed. 1998.
Series:The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, 432
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Data structures (Computer science).
Information technology.
Business—Data processing.
Natural language processing (Computer science).
Artificial intelligence.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Process Technology
  • 2.1 Process Modeling
  • 2.2 Process Descriptive Views
  • 2.3 Process Meta-Models
  • 2.4 Process Model Analysis
  • 3 Workflow Technology
  • 3.1 Workflow Enactment Paradigms
  • 3.2 Workflow Execution System Guarantees
  • 3.3 Description Languages
  • 3.4 Software Architecture of the Workflow Enactment Service
  • 3.5 Security Considerations
  • 3.6 Implementation Issues
  • 4 Transactional Aspects of Workflows
  • 4.1 The need for a workflow transaction model
  • 4.2 Traditional Transactions
  • 4.3 Correct Execution of Traditional Transactions
  • 4.4 Extended Transaction Models
  • 4.5 Meta-models for Extended Transactions
  • 4.6 Towards Transactional Workflows
  • 5 Ongoing Research in Workflow and Process Automation
  • 5.1 Overview
  • 5.2 Process Handbook Project
  • 5.3 Process Interchange Format
  • 5.4 METEOR Multiparadigm Transactional Workflow
  • 5.5 APRICOTS
  • 5.6 Exotica Project
  • 5.7 MENTOR
  • 5.8 MOBILE
  • 5.9 Panta Rhei Project
  • 5.10 Interaction Coordination Nets
  • 5.11 VORTEL — Teleservice for Workflow Management
  • 5.12 WIDE Consortium
  • 5.13 The TriGSflow Model
  • 5.14 COACT Model
  • 5.15 Microsoft MAPI-WF
  • 5.16 Database representation of workflows
  • 5.17 OPERA
  • 5.18 Migrating Workflows
  • 6 State of The Industry
  • 6.1 Overview of Current Products
  • 6.2 Workflow Management Coalition
  • 6.3 Shortcomings and Limitations of Current Products
  • 6.4 Shortcomings in technology support for processes
  • References.

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