An Approach To E-Workflow Systems With The Use Of Patterns

• Authors: John Ndeta , Stamatia A. Katriou , Kerstin V. Siakas
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In today’s highly competitive and rapidly changing environment, e-businesses constantly have to modify their business processes, i.e. the flow of documents and tasks in a business also known as workflow. More flexible Workflow Management Systems are required to support these constantly changing processes. In this research a platform independent architecture for the design of e-workflow systems is illustrated. The architecture includes an information pool, namely a Workflow Pattern Repository, which contains patterns, which are repeatable solutions to reoccurring problems, in order to make the system more apt to change and assist the workflow designer/user in defining workflows faster and more accurately. The patterns in the repository are in the form of UML activity diagram templates. A straightforward input format for storing patterns in the repository is provided along with an example of its practical application.

Keywords

EN

Workflow; e-workflow; e-business; Workflow Design Patterns; Pattern Repository; Workflow Architecture; Exceptions

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 4-20

Dates

published

2015-06-01

online

2015-08-21

Contributors

author

John Ndeta

• London Metropolitan University, Department of Computing, Communication Technology & Mathematics, 166-220 Holloway Road, N7 8DB London, UK

author

Stamatia A. Katriou

• Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Department of Informatics, P.O. Box 141, GR-57400 Sindos, Greece

author

Kerstin V. Siakas

• Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Department of Informatics, P.O. Box 141, GR-57400 Sindos, Greece

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ijek-2015-0007