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Run-Time Process Definition Accommodation in Workflow Management Systems

워크플로우 관리 시스템에서의 실행 중 프로세스 정의 수용

  • Han, Dong-Su (Dept. of Engineering, Graduate School of Information and Communication University) ;
  • Sim, Jae-Yong (Dept. of Engineering, Graduate School of Information and Communication University)
  • 한동수 (한국정보통신대학원대학교 공학부) ;
  • 심재용 (한국정보통신대학원대학교 공학부)
  • Published : 2000.12.01
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Abstract

전통적인 워크플로우 패러다임에 있어서는 하나의 워크플로우가 자동으로 실행되기 위해서는 사전에 해당 워크플로우 탬플릿이 정의되어야 한다. 하지만 많은 경우에 있어서 프로세스 생성시에 전체 워크플로우를 명확하게 정의 할 수 없는 상황이 발생한다. 그러한 경우에는 워크플로우 파편을 통합하여 유도되는 것이 적절하다. 워크플로우 관리시스템이 그러한 상황에 대처하기 위해서는 실행 중에 워크플로우를 정의하는 기능을 갖출 필요가 있다. 본 논문에서는 워크플로우 관리시스템에서 실행 중 워크플로우 정의 기능을 어떻게 수용할 것인지에 관해서 소개하고 그러한 기능을 수용하는 워크플로우 관리 시스템이 어떠한 구조이어야 하는지에 관해서 논의한다. 본 논문에서는 또한 실행 중 워크플로우 정의를 위한 세가지 워크플로우 파편 템플릿이 소개되며 이것들로부터 전체 워크플로우를 유도하는 알고리즘이 고안되었다. 실행 중 워크플로우 정의 기능을 구현하기 위해서는 커넥터 메커니즘이 고안되었으며 이것의 구조와 기능도 소개된다.

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