The Design and Implementation of Workflow Platform Based on Web Service

Aimed for the problems of strong coupling and poor scalability between centralized workflow system and business application system, a workflow platform based on web service was presented, which separated the business data and the workflow data, supported the access of new business system, improved the reusability of workflow system. The web services used to interact with workflow platform were designed. The query efficiency of business system was improved by buffer mechanism. The method had been well applied in OA, Worksheet and SRM projects of SHANXI Mobile Company.