Action Port Model: a mixed paradigm conceptual workflow modeling language

Author

Carlsen, Steinar

Author_Institution

Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway

fYear

1998

fDate

22-22 Aug. 1998

Firstpage

300

Lastpage

309

Abstract

Workflow technology is a particular kind of IT for supporting work by enacting explicitly modeled and represented business processes. Thus, conceptual models of business and work processes are essential for process design as well as for process support in the form of workflow enactment. The author describes the APM (Action Port Model) workflow modeling language which builds upon existing IS conceptual modeling languages. Even if based on traditional languages, APM is intended to be the basis for a flexible workflow support environment supporting ad hoc workflow, conform to ideas of workflow models as plans for situated action.

Keywords

business data processing; information systems; office automation; simulation languages; APM; Action Port Model; IS conceptual modeling language; explicitly modeled business processes; explicitly represented business processes; flexible workflow support environment; mixed paradigm conceptual workflow modeling language; process design; process support; situated action; work processes; Application software; Control system synthesis; Delay; Design for disassembly; Electrical capacitance tomography; Graphics; Information systems; Process control; Process design; Speech;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Cooperative Information Systems, 1998. Proceedings. 3rd IFCIS International Conference on

Conference_Location

New York, NY, USA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8380-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COOPIS.1998.706274

Filename

706274