NDLI: The Application of Workflow Technology in Semantic B2B Integration

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Bussler, Christoph
Copyright Year	2002
Abstract	Workflow Management Systems (WFMSs) are often used in context of B2B integration as a base technology to implement business-to-business (B2B) integration processes across enterprises. In this context the notion of “distributed inter-organizational workflows” is introduced to indicate the collaboration of enterprises on a process level. This notion requires a thorough examination presented in this article since WFMSs were not designed with inter-enterprise distribution as one of the design goals. At a closer look, the proposed use of WFMSs in context of B2B integration is often very naïve and inappropriate. Consequently it does not address the real requirements found in enterprises. Enterprises do not share common workflow definitions, let alone common workflow instance execution state and have no intent to do so due to competitive knowledge protection. Furthermore, trading partner specific business rules within enterprises are not accounted for leading to an unwanted “explosion” of workflow definitions. This article clarifies the notion of “distributed inter-organizational workflows” as well as private and public processes. Based on this definition, the appropriate use of WFMSs is shown in context of an overall B2B integration solution that allows enterprises to protect their competitive knowledge while participating in B2B integration.
Starting Page	163
Ending Page	191
Page Count	29
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09268782
Journal	Distributed and Parallel Databases
Volume Number	12
Issue Number	2-3
e-ISSN	15737578
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2002-01-01
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Processor Architectures Computer Communication Networks Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory Information Storage and Retrieval
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Information Systems and Management Information Systems Software Hardware and Architecture

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Workflow Patterns

Workflow Architecture for Interactive Video Management Systems

Temporal Reasoning in Workflow Systems

Application Specific Transaction Management in Multidatabase Systems

IntelliGEN: A Distributed Workflow System for Discovering Protein-Protein Interactions

Parallelizing the Data Cube

Guest Editor's Introduction

Guest Editor's Introduction

Guest Editor's Introduction

The Application of Workflow Technology in Semantic B2B Integration

Similar Documents

Workflow Patterns

Workflow Architecture for Interactive Video Management Systems

Temporal Reasoning in Workflow Systems

Application Specific Transaction Management in Multidatabase Systems

IntelliGEN: A Distributed Workflow System for Discovering Protein-Protein Interactions

Parallelizing the Data Cube

Guest Editor's Introduction

Guest Editor's Introduction

Guest Editor's Introduction

The Application of Workflow Technology in Semantic B2B Integration