Dynamic workflow schema evolution based on workflow type versioning and workflow migration

Proceedings - 1999 IFCIS International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems, CoopIS 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 104-114

  Kradolfer, Markus ^a   Geppert, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

CORRECTNESS CRITERION; DYNAMIC WORKFLOW; SCHEMA EVOLUTION; VERSIONING; WORKFLOW INSTANCES; WORKFLOW MANAGEMENTS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84974679429     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/COOPIS.1999.792162     Document Type: Conference Paper

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