TY - GEN
T1 - XRL/Flower : Supporting inter-organizational workflows using XML/Petri-net technology
AU - Verbeek, H.M.W.
AU - Hirnschall, A.H.
AU - Aalst, van der, W.M.P.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - In this paper, we present the architecture of XRL/Flower. XRL/Flower is a software tool, which benefits from the fact that it is based on both XML and Petri nets. Standard XML tools can be deployed to parse, check, and handle XRL documents. The Petri-net representation allows for a straightforward and succinct implementation of the workflow engine. XRL constructs are automatically translated into Petri-net constructs. On the one hand, this allows for an efficient implementation. On the other hand, the system is easy to extend: For supporting a new routing primitive, only the translation to the Petrinet engine needs to be added and the engine itself does not need to change. Last, but not least, the Petri net representation can be analyzed using state-of-the-art analysis techniques and tools.
AB - In this paper, we present the architecture of XRL/Flower. XRL/Flower is a software tool, which benefits from the fact that it is based on both XML and Petri nets. Standard XML tools can be deployed to parse, check, and handle XRL documents. The Petri-net representation allows for a straightforward and succinct implementation of the workflow engine. XRL constructs are automatically translated into Petri-net constructs. On the one hand, this allows for an efficient implementation. On the other hand, the system is easy to extend: For supporting a new routing primitive, only the translation to the Petrinet engine needs to be added and the engine itself does not need to change. Last, but not least, the Petri net representation can be analyzed using state-of-the-art analysis techniques and tools.
U2 - 10.1007/3-540-36189-8_8
DO - 10.1007/3-540-36189-8_8
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 3-540-00198-0
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science
SP - 93
EP - 108
BT - Web Services, E-Business, and the Semantic Web: CAiSE 2002 International Workshop, WES 2002, Toronto, Canada, May 27-28.
A2 - Bussler, Ch.
A2 - Hull, R.
A2 - McIlraith, S.
A2 - Orlowska, M.E.
A2 - Pernici, B.
A2 - Yang, J.
PB - Springer
CY - Berlin
T2 - 2002 International Workshop on Web Services, E-Business, and the Semantic Web (WES 2002)
Y2 - 27 May 2002 through 28 May 2002
ER -