Title :
CovaFlow: a general workflow system by Cova
Author :
Jiang, Jinlei ; Wu, Yan ; Shi, Meilin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Although they are being exploited by businesses in a variety of industries, current workflow systems are considered to be too rigid. However, it is difficult to construct a new workflow system from scratch, due to its complexity. On the other hand, meta-groupware is attracting more and more attention, in that it can be used to compose sophisticated systems. In this paper, we show how to implement a workflow management system (WfMS) by using Cova, a meta-groupware system developed at Tsinghua University. Problems, including process design, run-time synchronous support and reliability, are addressed. It is efficient as well as easy to construct a WfMS based on meta-groupware. In addition, a system developed in this way presents many desired features, such as flexibility, reliability, and so on
Keywords :
computer aided software engineering; development systems; groupware; software reliability; workflow management software; Cova; CovaFlow; flexibility; meta-groupware system; process design; reliability; run-time synchronous support; workflow management system; Business; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Computer science; Manufacturing; Modems; Process design; Product design; Runtime; Workflow management software;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, The Sixth International Conference on, 2001
Conference_Location :
London, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-660-18493-1
DOI :
10.1109/CSCWD.2001.942296
