The future of web-based workflows

1997

Abstract Web-based work ows are increasingly becoming a viable choice for work ows that span multiple organizations. Until recently, Web technology has not been terribly secure. However, by utilizing appropriate encryption algorithms, digital signatures and access control (role-based/multilevel security), Web-based Work ow Management Systems can be made secure.

Proceedings of the international ACM SIGGROUP conference on Supporting group work : the integration challenge the integration challenge - GROUP '97, 1997

This paper presents a hybrid approach for the support of workflows in a ministerial environment that integrates a Web-based interface into a groupware platform. A scenario of the application area is examined to identify the basic requirements for an adequate user support. The basic PoLffeam approach for the support of workflows by electronic circulation folders is introduced. Focal point of the paper is the design of the Web-based interface for the interaction with electronic circulation folders and its seamless integration into the groupware platform.

Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 1998

A web-based workflow system was developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and several pilot applications were developed. We give an overview of the architecture and functionality of the workflow system, describe three pilot workflows that have been or are being deployed, and relate lessons learned.

2008

Abstract Workflow technology is expanding rapidly. In doing so new technologies are employed. The internet, which is one such technology, could allow every user within an organization to make use of workflow. This paper firstly presents a generic webenabled workflow model. It is explained how this model can be used to create a prototype web-enabled workflow system. Most importantly though, these web-enabled workflow systems need to be protected against the many security threats inherent in using the internet.

2008

2005

When research in the area of office automation began more than 25 years ago [4] the typical enterprise infrastructure consisted of heterogeneous computing platforms and operating systems, different networking standards, a variety of email products and limited user interface technologies. These technical inconsistencies and the lack of processorientation within enterprises led to a slower-than-expected adoption of office and process automation technology [3].

2014

Workflow management systems (WfMS) are an emerging category of information systems, currently under the network environment. On the other hand software agents and CORBA objects are two distinct research areas as well as an emerging paradigm for information systems design and development. This paper tries to examine the integration of these two fields. WFMS based on agent technology and CORBA technology can cope with the rapidly evolving business environment better than most other systems as they are more flexible and open. We describe a possible architecture of such a system by means of our prototype WfMS. Collaborating agents or CORBA objects enable a flexible and adaptive system with the possibility of simulation, analysis, and monitoring of the process execution in order to identify potential inconsistencies and to provide appropriate information to the workflow administrator for the purpose of the process improvement.

Journal of database …, 1996

This paper presents ve run-time architectures for implementing a Work ow Management System (WFMS). The architectures range from highly centralized to fully distributed. Two of the architectures have been implemented at the Large Scale Distributed Information Systems (LSDIS) Lab at The University of Georgia. All the WFMS architectures are designed on top of a Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) implementation. The paper also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the architectures and the suitability of CORBA as a communication infrastructure. A minor extension to CORBA's Interface De nition Language (IDL) is proposed to provide an alternative means of specifying work ows. Simpli ed examples from the healthcare domain are given to illustrate our technology. 1

Workflows for e-Science

In this chapter, we take a step back from the individual applications and software systems and attempt to categorize the types of issues that we are facing today and the challenges we see ahead. This is by no means a complete picture of the challenges but rather a set of observations about the various aspects of workflow management. In a broad sense, we are organizing our thoughts in terms of the different workflow systems discussed in this book, from the user interface down to the execution environment.

2006

Abstract The World Wide Web is a rapidly growing business environmenthosting a large number of business transactions. Methods fordesigning Web Information Systems (WIS) have adopted processmodels, typically as extensions of the navigation models they arebased on. We observe that the structure of business processes inWIS goes beyond the scope of the navigation structure and deservesto be a more prominent aspect of the design, abstracted from thenavigation specification.