YAO Shao-wen, WANG Min-yi, ZHOU Ming-tian. Flexible Workflow Management System Based on Reflection Technology[J]. Acta Electronica Sinica, 2002, 30(S1): 2040-2044.
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YAO Shao-wen, WANG Min-yi, ZHOU Ming-tian. Flexible Workflow Management System Based on Reflection Technology[J]. Acta Electronica Sinica, 2002, 30(S1): 2040-2044.DOI:
Flexible Workflow Management System Based on Reflection Technology
flexibility is one of the key issues of workflow technology. As an important approach to improve the flexibility of system
reflection is also available to Workflow Management System (WfMS).This paper reifies the workflow process and its management respectively from structural and behavioral aspects
and as a result
a reflective model of workflow is designed. A model of Meta-Ohject Protocol (MOP) is proposed to abstract and pmgram on meta-level
including protocol declaration
meta-object association
pmtocol selection and meta-object management.The typical instance evolution example shows that reflection is effective to impmve the flexibility and adaptability of WfMS. The implementation of reflection is presented in the paper.