Lightweight query-based analysis of workflow process dependencies

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 915-931

  Dai, W ^a   Covvey, D ^b   Alencar, P ^a   Cowan, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dependency analysis; Logic programming; Software change; Software maintenance; Software process; Workflows

Indexed keywords

DEPENDENCY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE CHANGE; SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; SOFTWARE PROCESS; WORKFLOWS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LOGIC PROGRAMMING; MANAGEMENT;

PROLOG (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE);

EID: 64849085399     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.12.050     Document Type: Article

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