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Reusability and modularity in transactional workflows

Juha PuustjärviJari VeijalainenHenry Tirri

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DatabaseWindows Workflow FoundationComputer sciencebusiness.industry02 engineering and technologyReuseModular designcomputer.software_genreWorkflow engineWorkflow technologyWorkflowHardware and Architecture020204 information systems0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringInformation system020201 artificial intelligence & image processingSoftware engineeringbusinesscomputerSoftwareWorkflow management systemInformation SystemsReusability

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Abstract Workflow management techniques have become an intensive area of research in information systems. In large scale workflow systems modularity and reusability of existing task structures with context dependent (parameterized) task execution are essential components of a successful application. In this paper we study the issues related to management of modular transactional workflows, i.e., workflows that reuse component tasks and thus avoid redundancy in design. The notion of parameterized transactional properties of workflow tasks is introduced and analyzed, and the underlying architectural issues are discussed.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1997-04-01Information Systems
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0306-4379(97)00007-0