Workflow patterns

Distributed and Parallel Databases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-51

  Van der Aalst, W M P ^a   Ter Hofstede, A H M ^b   Kiepuszewski, B ^b   Barros, A P ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control flow; Expressive power; Pattern; Suitability; Workflow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CONTROL FLOW;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037411286     PISSN: 09268782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022883727209     Document Type: Review

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