Title :
Specifying indefinite workflow-functions in ad-hoc dialogs
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Erlangen-Nurnberg Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Within a workflow management system, a dialog system is suggested to handle indefinite (vague, imprecise) workflow situations. The Issue Based Information System (IBIS) may be extended by explanatory dialogs, allowing a debate on conclusions, premises and rules. Horizontal and vertical dimensions as well as productive and reductive directions are distinguished in an explanatory dialog in order to schematize and simplify workflow functions.
Keywords :
human factors; information systems; interactive systems; office automation; user interfaces; IBIS; Issue Based Information System; ad-hoc dialogs; dialog system; explanatory dialog; explanatory dialogs; horizontal dimensions; indefinite workflow function specification; reductive directions; vertical dimensions; workflow function simplification; workflow management system; workflow situations; Application software; Computer science; Concrete; Control systems; Costs; Database systems; Guidelines; Management information systems; Problem-solving; Software systems;
Conference_Titel :
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 1997. Proceedings., Eighth International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Toulouse, France
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8147-0
DOI :
10.1109/DEXA.1997.617228
