Merging workflows: A new perspective on connecting business processes

Merging workflows: A new perspective on connecting business processes

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Article ID: iaor2008237
Country: Netherlands
Volume: 42
Issue: 2
Start Page Number: 844
End Page Number: 858
Publication Date: Nov 2006
Journal: Decision Support Systems
Authors: , ,
Keywords: artificial intelligence: decision support
Abstract:

This paper describes the concept of workflow merge and methods for merging business processes. We grouped merges in four categories according to the type of merge: sequential, parallel, conditional, and iterative, and describe the corresponding algorithms for performing these operations. We give results that allow us to determine whether a merge operation is sound. It is shown that to avoid invalid merges, one should choose merge points between which a sub-workflow, called a merge region, is well structured. These findings can provide useful guidance for future workflow merge research. We also raise issues of more complex merge problems, such as merge conflicts, semantic ambiguities and workflow splits.

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