CovaFlow: a general workflow system by Cova
Jinlei Jiang; Yan Wu; Meilin Shi
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, The Sixth International Conference on, 2001
Volume , Issue , 2001 Page(s):414 - 419
Digital Object Identifier   10.1109/CSCWD.2001.942296
Summary: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

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