Mobile agent: enhancing workflow interoperability

Author

Yang, Weishuai ; Li, Shanping ; Guo, Ming

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China

Volume

5

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

276

Abstract

Information technology supporting complex, dynamic and distributed business processes requires the interoperability of workflow management engines with respect to integration, flexibility, and adaptation. We discuss the suitability of mobile agents for the interoperation between workflow servers in heterogeneous, distributed environments, and then present an innovative model of agent enhanced workflow: the scenario where an activity in a workflow process hosted on a workflow management system is implemented by a subprocess hosted on another.

Keywords

distributed programming; open systems; software agents; workflow management software; agent enhanced workflow; complex dynamic business processes; distributed business processes; heterogeneous distributed environments; information technology; innovative model; mobile agent; workflow interoperability; workflow management engines; workflow management system; workflow process; workflow servers; Access protocols; Automation; Computer science; Engineering management; Engines; Information technology; Manufacturing; Mobile agents; Technology management; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Info-tech and Info-net, 2001. Proceedings. ICII 2001 - Beijing. 2001 International Conferences on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7010-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICII.2001.983531

Filename

983531