[专题讨论]workflow的应用

tigerceo

First, You should have the idea that the workflow is for business process, not for data. process  When you begin to implement a  ERP or SCM project, you have to consider the customer' business process flow. In order to add more flexibility, the workflow should have the capability that let the customer modify the business process flow . For example, when you add a PO-> receiving->into warehouse. If you want to add a QC procss between the receiving and warehouse, the customer only need to modify the process. To reach this objective,  you have to develop a Workflow Designer. The flow designer include following components: Process, activity, aggregation, split( OR/And), subflow( even Weblogic Integration couldn't provide subflow feature, but we provide it).....

For each component, using JavaBean ' idea, you modify the component' attribute. Data type, participants ...

Also you should consider the Roles rules for each activity  performer' authorization.

Second, after you design the flow, we export the flow to outside as a model definition using XML format.  For detail information about the XML dtd, you could find it through WfMC handbook.

Thrid, is the workflow engine which will import the model definition and run it under the engine environment.

The workflow engine will provide a CORBA interface for outside client to access the information of the process, activity and status.

ama2263

it maybe a bit "legacy" to still use corba( well, I don't know when you start the
project)

and don't worry and don't try to compete with weblogic( I could be wrong
but trust me)

and you should also have a look at BPML, XLANG

and basicly I Doubt the effort spent on infrastructure level in
China like Apusic or DongFangTong or ...
the only way for this to suvive after 5 years is to get enough
market as quick as possible, it is a fast or die style)  

well I still like Kingdee to develop apusic which could help the
whole prodcut line which is far better than what UserFriend done
from my point of view

tigerceo

I don't think CORBA is legacy, especially if you want to integrated with enterprise' other applications. In our workflow engine, we use both CORBA and EJB. CORBA mainly used for outside interface. Until now the only problem is that it takes a long time for the client side to setup the context. at the first time  It even longer than the database connection

dunne21

to tigerceo
在进行流程定义的时候，如何去获取和利用组织模型的相关数据，尤其在利用XML进行数据传递的时候?

tigerceo

能不能说一下什么是‘组织模型’？英文怎么翻译？有时候大家用的术语不一样

dunne21

组织模型即Organization Model.
在流程定义的时候，一个重要的工作是确定流程参与者，如何从组织模型(部门、工作组、角色)中获取动态数据并用XML携带，谢谢

john_zhu

Smiling上有个小组关于工作流的，
叫工作流技术论坛，大家如果有兴趣，可以看看

dunne21

那位兄台能不能提供Oracle WorkFlow部分的表结构，谢先

bizlogic

有谁研究过在办公自动化管理系统中应用Workflow的？我刚开始研究，希望大家多多指点，谢了！

yy6666

那位兄弟能不能提供Oracle WorkFlow部分的表结构