Modeling Workflow Patterns from First Principles

We propose a small set of parameterized abstract models for workflow patterns, starting from first principles for sequential and distributed control. Appropriate instantiations yield the 43 workflow patterns that have been listed recently by the Business Process Modeling Center. The resulting structural classification of those patterns into eight basic categories, four for sequential and four for parallel workflows, provides a semantical foundation for a rational evaluation of workflow patterns.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ER
• Authors: Egon Börger
• Keywords: Appropriate Instantiations, Database, ER 2007, Parameterized Abstract Models, Workflow Patterns