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Database Support for Workflow Management Systems

Database Support for Workflow Management Systems

Francisco A.C. Pinheiro
Copyright: © 2005 |Pages: 4
ISBN13: 9781591405603|ISBN10: 1591405602|EISBN13: 9781591407959
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-560-3.ch027
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Pinheiro, Francisco A.C. "Database Support for Workflow Management Systems." Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications, edited by Laura C. Rivero, et al., IGI Global, 2005, pp. 158-161. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-560-3.ch027

APA

Pinheiro, F. A. (2005). Database Support for Workflow Management Systems. In L. Rivero, J. Doorn, & V. Ferraggine (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications (pp. 158-161). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-560-3.ch027

Chicago

Pinheiro, Francisco A.C. "Database Support for Workflow Management Systems." In Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications, edited by Laura C. Rivero, Jorge Horacio Doorn, and Viviana E. Ferraggine, 158-161. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2005. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-560-3.ch027

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Abstract

A workflow is a series of work processes performed under rules that reflect the formal structure of the organization in which they are carried out and the relationships between their various parts. Workflow applications are software applications used to automate part of workflow processes. They run under the control of a workflow management system (WfMS). The WfMS usually comprises an organizational model, describing the process structure, and a process model, describing the process logic. The Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC, 2004) publishes a set of workflow definitions and related material, including a reference model.

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