An editing system for working processes

Abstract

Business processes are often complex and varying. Workflow technologies help people minimize errors and delays in the progress of a process within an enterprise. Within a workflow management system (WFMS), a process or even a project can be specified and interpreted to work directly. In this paper, we present an editing system and its two major components, PDE (Process Definition Editor) and FormDesigner, for the specification of a process. PDE is a graphical editor for constructing /modifying process definitions. FormDesigner assumes the responsibility of integrating software components for building/modifying active application forms. With PDE and FormDesigner, a workflow application system can be constructed/modified rapidly and easily so that the WFMS is allowed to run smoothly.