TY - CHAP

T1 - A blackboard architecture for workflows

AU - Kleine Stegemann, Stefan

AU - Funk, Burkhardt

AU - Slotos, Thomas

N1 - Conference code: 19

PY - 2007

Y1 - 2007

N2 - Most of today’s business applications have to deal with automated workflows. In this paper, we argue that the blackboard pattern can be used to create an architecture for the development of such workflows. We illustrate how the fundamental building parts of a workflow are addressed in such an architecture. The development of a prototypical group calendaring application verified the proposed architecture. It also served as a basis for contrasting the approach with commonly used workflow control constructs.

AB - Most of today’s business applications have to deal with automated workflows. In this paper, we argue that the blackboard pattern can be used to create an architecture for the development of such workflows. We illustrate how the fundamental building parts of a workflow are addressed in such an architecture. The development of a prototypical group calendaring application verified the proposed architecture. It also served as a basis for contrasting the approach with commonly used workflow control constructs.

KW - Business informatics

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84884520812&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Article in conference proceedings

VL - 247

T3 - CEUR-WS

SP - 57

EP - 60

BT - Proceedings of the CAiSE'07 Forum at the 19th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering

A2 - Eder, Johann

A2 - Tomassen, Stein L.

A2 - Opdahl, Andreas

A2 - Sindre, Guttorm

PB - Sun Site Central Europe (RWTH Aachen University)

CY - Achen

T2 - CAiSE '07 Forum

Y2 - 11 June 2007 through 15 June 2007

ER -