Workflow Management Coalition Process Definition 30 April 2001
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Table of Content
1.
CHANGE HISTORY 3
2.
AUDIENCE 3
3.
PURPOSE 3
4.
INTRODUCTION 3
4.1.
C
ONFORMANCE
4
4.2.
R
EFERENCES
4
5.
OVERVIEW OF PROCESS DEFINITION INTERCHANGE 4
5.1.
A
PPROACHES TO
P
ROCESS
D
EFINITION
I
NTERCHANGE
5
6.
META-MODEL 7
6.1.
E
NTITIES
O
VERVIEW
7
6.1.1.
Workflow Process Definition 8
6.1.2.
Workflow Process Activity 8
6.1.3.
Transition Information 8
6.1.4.
Workflow Participant Declaration 9
6.1.5.
Resource Repository 9
6.1.6.
Workflow Application Declaration 9
6.1.7.
Workflow Relevant Data 9
6.1.8.
System & Environmental Data 9
6.1.9.
Data Types and Expressions 9
6.2.
P
ROCESS
D
EFINITIONS
, P
ACKAGE
& P
ROCESS
R
EPOSITORY
9
6.3.
E
LEMENTS
O
VERVIEW
11
6.3.1.
Vendor or User specific Extensions 12
6.3.1.1.
Extended Attributes 12
6.3.1.2.
Extended parameter mapping 12
6.4.
E
LEMENTS
C
OMMON FOR
M
ULTIPLE
E
NTITIES
13
6.4.1.
Extended Attributes 13
6.4.2.
Formal Parameters 13
6.4.2.1.
Parameter passing semantics 13
6.4.2.2.
Concurrency semantics 14
6.4.2.3.
Formal-actual parameter mapping 14
6.5.
P
ROCESS
M
ETA
-M
ODEL
15
6.5.1.
Workflow Process Definition 16
6.5.2.
Workflow Process Activity 18
6.5.2.1.
Route Activity 22
6.5.2.2.
Execution Control Attributes 23
6.5.2.3.
Implementation Alternatives 24
6.5.2.4.
Performer Relationship 25
6.5.2.5.
Simulation Attribute Instantiation 26
6.5.2.6.
Transition Restrictions 26
6.5.2.7.
Conformance Classes 29
6.5.3.
Transition Information 29
6.5.4.
Workflow Application Declaration 30
6.5.4.1.
Invocation Parameters 31
6.5.5.
Workflow Relevant Data 31
