A Workflow Management Model Based on Workflow Node Property

Abstract:

Workflow management systems are the powerful tools as well as the best supports for industries which involve series of complex workflows. Specifically, two of the main objectives of workflows management system are (1) ensuring the correctness and integration of workflow advancement, and (2) carrying workflow forward to the maximum extent automatically. To ensure the correctness and integration of workflow management system, in this paper, a workflow management method based on the workflow node property is proposed, and a workflow management system model is given. In addition, in the given model, an automatic advance mode is proposed to make the workflow is able to be carried on automatically.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 442)
• Pages: 450-457
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.442.450
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Ning Deng, Xiao Dong Zhu, Yuan Ning Liu, Yan Pu Li, Ying Chen
• Keywords: Correctness, Integration, Reliability, Workflow Management, Workflow Node Property

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